{"id":19832,"date":"2015-07-13T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-13T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/?p=19832"},"modified":"2024-04-29T04:31:05","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T09:31:05","slug":"easy-galaxy-oil-pastel-painting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/easy-galaxy-oil-pastel-painting\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Galaxy Oil Pastel Painting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We have been doing some small activities with space. Today we learned about galaxies. There are many different types of galaxies out there. They come in 5 different types. We had fun learning about them and doing this galaxy painting.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/7-2015\/galaxyoilpastelpainting.jpg\" alt=\"Easy Galaxy Oil Pastel Painting - a fun galaxy activity for kids - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Galaxy Oil Pastel Painting is a great addition to the <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/space-activities-printables\/\">space activities<\/a> on the site.<\/p>\n<p>We read the book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Galaxies-Second-Gail-Gibbons\/dp\/0823439658?&#038;linkCode=ll1&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=56511be34564db94d47b387b10cd662f&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\">Galaxies, Galaxies!<\/a>. It has lots of information about galaxies. I like Gail Gibbons books. She does a great job with them.<\/p>\n<p>This talks about the start of where we learned about galaxies and how people learned about them in different times. I love how the book progresses in terms of how you know about galaxies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Galaxies-Second-Gail-Gibbons\/dp\/0823439658?&#038;linkCode=ll1&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=2c6cc879710d45e184738fac0be89b75&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/galaxies-galaxiesjpg-300x251.jpg\" alt=\"Galaxies, Galaxies! by Gail Gibbons\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-70087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/galaxies-galaxiesjpg-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/galaxies-galaxiesjpg-1024x855.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/galaxies-galaxiesjpg-768x642.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/galaxies-galaxiesjpg-640x535.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/galaxies-galaxiesjpg.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>What we used to make the Galaxy Oil Pastel Craft<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Crayola-Construction-Colors-Stocking-Stuffer\/dp\/B00MJ8JSFE?crid=V964YJ38QEW&#038;keywords=B00MJ8JSFE&#038;qid=1645443548&#038;sprefix=b00mj8jsfe%2Caps%2C139&#038;sr=8-1&#038;linkCode=ll1&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=fea4059b25ab958a6ee624d230c9c320&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" rel=\"noopener\">black construction paper<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Crayola-Pastels-Supplies-Activities-Assorted\/dp\/B00006IEFP?crid=1QXZJ8YF3ON58&#038;keywords=B00006IEFP&#038;qid=1645438007&#038;sprefix=b00006iefp%2Caps%2C92&#038;sr=8-1&#038;linkCode=ll1&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=05c923643840ddd3ee17fbb604aee16d&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" rel=\"noopener\">oil pastels<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/7-2015\/galaxyoilpastelpainting1.jpg\" alt=\"Easy Galaxy Oil Pastel Painting - a fun galaxy activity for kids - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>How we made the Galaxy Oil Pastel Craft<\/h2>\n<h3>Pick out the Galaxy to Make<\/h3>\n<p>First they picked what one what galaxy types they wanted to make. They looked at the book to see what one they wanted to try. They had the 5 types in the book.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/7-2015\/galaxyoilpastelpainting2.jpg\" alt=\"Easy Galaxy Oil Pastel Painting - a fun galaxy activity for kids - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Drawing the Galaxy with Oil Pastels<\/h3>\n<p>We used the oil pastels to make our galaxies stand out on the black paper. They made their galaxies and added stars around them. <\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/7-2015\/galaxyoilpastelpainting3.jpg\" alt=\"Easy Galaxy Oil Pastel Painting - a fun galaxy activity for kids - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Comparing your Galaxy to the Galaxies in the Book<\/h3>\n<p>After they finished we compared their pictures to the types in the book that they had created.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/7-2015\/galaxyoilpastelpainting4.jpg\" alt=\"Easy Galaxy Oil Pastel Painting - a fun galaxy activity for kids - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Final look at our oil Pastel Galaxies<\/h2>\n<p>We had tons of fun making galaxies! It is easy and fun to do and works for various ages of kids. Here is a look at our final picture:<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/7-2015\/galaxyoilpastelpainting5.jpg\" alt=\"Easy Galaxy Oil Pastel Painting - a fun galaxy activity for kids - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Check out these other Space Activities for Kids<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/making-constellations\/\">Making Constellations <\/a> is a fun way to see crayon resist in action while working on different constellations. It is a mix of painting and drawing.<\/p>\n<p>Easy To Make <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/torn-paper-planets\/\">Torn Paper Planets<\/a> is a simple and easy craft that you make from torn paper that works fine motor skills into the learning.<\/p>\n<p>A Fun <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/space-theme-wreath\/\">Space Wreath<\/a> is a simple and easy space themed wreath for kids to make. And one of the most popular space crafts on the site.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/night-sky-wreaths\/\">Night Sky Wreath<\/a> is a pretty wreath with stars and a moon. A great theme for space and learning about stars and the moon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/watercolor-oil-pastel-planet-mars\/\">Watercolor &#038; Oil Pastel: Planet Mars<\/a> is a great watercolor and oil pastel painting that kids can make. It is a great planet themed activity they can do.<\/p>\n<p>Check out all the fun <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/space-activities-printables\/\">Space Printables &#038; Activities<\/a> on 3 Dinosaurs.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/space-activities-printables\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/10-2023\/space-printables-activities-2023.jpg\" alt=\"Space Activities &#038; Printables on 3Dinosaurs.com\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Cassie &#8211; 3Dinosaurs.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have been doing some small activities with space. Today we learned about galaxies. There are many different types of galaxies out there. They come in 5 different types. We had fun learning about them and doing this galaxy painting. 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