Night Sky Constellation Craft for Kids

Space has always been a favorite theme at our house. We are always adding more and having a great time with it. today I have a fun twist on a night sky we did earlier this year.

This is a fun mixed art project that kids can have loads of fun doing. It has oil pastels, watercolors, and punching out stars. A fun way to do a night sky.

Kids of different ages could do this night sky art project.

The Night Sky Constellation Craft is a great addition to the space on the site.

Night Sky Constellation Craft

The Night Sky Constellation Craft is a mixed art craft with oil pastels, watercolors, and glitter stars. A fun way for kids to make a night sky with constellations.

This craft is a way for kids to make their own night sky with the constellations they learn about.

Books to Read with the Night Sky Constellation Craft

I have two books I love for constellations A Child’s Introduction to the Night Sky and Zoo In The Sky: A Book of Animal Constellations. They are both fun ways to learn about the night sky. They also have great information about the constellations as well.

What we used to make the Night Sky Constellations Craft

How we made the Night Sky Constellations

You will find all the steps we did below and see how we made the night sky constellations.

Step 1: Draw the Sky Line on the Paper

We started off by drawing the skyline on the watercolor paper. This is where the mountains meet the sky. We had fun picking out how are mountains should look.

If you have younger kids you might want to draw this line for them.

Step 2: Color the Constellations with Oil Pastels

Then we took the book A Child’s Introduction to the Night Sky and picked out our constellation we are doing to do. You the pencil in the stars on the sky part of the painting. Then we took a white oil pastel and made tiny marks on help see the marks later. The pencil first was to make sure we could erase any mistakes.

Step 3: Colored the Mountains with Oil Pastels

We started off with coloring out mountains. We used dark blue oil pastels for this. It made them stand out more than if we had done black for them.

Step 4: Painting the Night Sky Black

Then we used watercolors to paint the sky black. We found some large paint brushes to help speed up the painting of the large area.

Step 5: Make and Glue the Stars for the Constellations

Then we pulled out the yellow glitter cardstock and punched out some stars for our constellations. We used really small star punches for this.

Then we glued the stars on the paper. The yellow glitter cardstock sticks out really well on the black background.

Step 6: Put a Moon in the Sky

Finally, we punched out a yellow circle for the moon and glued it on the paper. we used the same yellow glitter paper we used for the stars.

Here is a look at our final Night Sky Constellations Craft

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