{"id":43994,"date":"2026-07-12T04:00:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T09:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/?p=43994"},"modified":"2026-07-10T03:39:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T08:39:57","slug":"night-sky-constellation-craft-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/night-sky-constellation-craft-for-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Night Sky Constellation Craft for Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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 <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/watercolor-oil-pastel-night-sky\/\">night sky<\/a> we did earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Kids of different ages could do this night sky art project.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/8-2025\/night-sky-constellations-craft.jpg\" alt=\"Night Sky Constellation Craft for Kids - a fun craft with mixed media that kids can do to make constellations in the night sky. - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Night Sky Constellation Craft is a great addition to the <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/space-activities-printables\/\">space<\/a> on the site.<\/p>\n<h2>Night Sky Constellation Craft<\/h2>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>This craft is a way for kids to make their own night sky with the constellations they learn about.<\/p>\n<h2>Books to Read with the Night Sky Constellation Craft<\/h2>\n<p>I have two books I love for constellations <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Childs-Introduction-Revised-Updated-Constellations\/dp\/0762495502?&#038;linkCode=ll2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=d5e26435a6d28572d68250e77a4b5d12&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Child&#8217;s Introduction to the Night Sky<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/079227069X\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=079227069X&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=7697e8a786fa7cf41c89e584e5f68b51\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zoo In The Sky: A Book of Animal Constellations<\/a>. They are both fun ways to learn about the night sky. They also have great information about the constellations as well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Childs-Introduction-Revised-Updated-Constellations\/dp\/0762495502?&#038;linkCode=ll2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=d5e26435a6d28572d68250e77a4b5d12&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/childrens-night-sky-book-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"A Child&#039;s Introduction to the Night Sky (Revised and Updated): The Story of the Stars, Planets, and Constellations--and How You Can Find Them in the Sky\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-80683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/childrens-night-sky-book-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/childrens-night-sky-book-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/childrens-night-sky-book-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/childrens-night-sky-book-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/childrens-night-sky-book-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/childrens-night-sky-book.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>What we used to make the Night Sky Constellations Craft<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Canson-Watercolor-Cover-Sheets-White\/dp\/B09NQY86G1?th=1&#038;linkCode=ll1&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=1bc0a6942646d1a966ef39a92d605b17&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\">watercolor paper<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/AROIC-Watercolor-Different-Beginners-Children\/dp\/B08C7XF63J?th=1&#038;linkCode=ll1&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=ca5c6c8c2e392b90d0dbf9b125d821f6&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\">watercolors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Crayola-Pastels-Supplies-Activities-Assorted\/dp\/B00006IEFP?th=1&#038;linkCode=ll1&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=a762f280446505ac4a55f7f1e974f5f2&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\">oil pastels<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/BearBoss-Handmade-Scrapbook-Different-Scrapbooking\/dp\/B0F5NY3Q1R?th=1&#038;linkCode=ll2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=da0bb8118b4f352beca318898520c279&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">star punches<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/CADY-Crafts-1-5-Inch-Punches-Circle\/dp\/B072Q5RD6W?th=1&#038;linkCode=ll2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=fbca99a6e6121ef3b2cc4a82006b715a&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\">1 1\/2 inch circle punch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/anezus-Brushes-Bristle-Washable-Acrylic\/dp\/B07PPKQZ7B?crid=1JKJBK6S3O9RB&#038;keywords=B07PPKQZ7B&#038;qid=1645438229&#038;sprefix=b07ppkqz7b%2Caps%2C54&#038;sr=8-1&#038;linkCode=ll1&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=2cc9578e76e03972f1a25d4dd1c7d10d&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\">large paint brush<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ticonderoga-Pencils-Pre-Sharpened-Yellow-Barrel\/dp\/B000JEAAP2?th=1&#038;linkCode=ll1&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=d12f363cb8efa2094cd1f29369579e25&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\">pencil<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Elmers-Disappearing-Purple-School-E562\/dp\/B00143SNPG?th=1&#038;linkCode=ll1&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=77bea7ac685baa08d62205b555f1b831&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\">glue stick<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/BigOtters-Cardstock-Self-Adhesive-Projects-Decorations\/dp\/B0C2YRH64K?th=1&#038;linkCode=ll2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=2f46d82704b92520a7303611fed32849&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">yellow glitter cardstock<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/8-2025\/night-sky-constellations-craft1.jpg\" alt=\"Night Sky Constellation Craft for Kids - a fun craft with mixed media that kids can do to make constellations in the night sky. - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<h2>How we made the Night Sky Constellations<\/h2>\n<p>You will find all the steps we did below and see how we made the night sky constellations.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 1: Draw the Sky Line on the Paper<\/h3>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p> If you have younger kids you might want to draw this line for them.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/8-2025\/night-sky-constellations-craft2.jpg\" alt=\"Night Sky Constellation Craft for Kids - a fun craft with mixed media that kids can do to make constellations in the night sky. - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Step 2: Color the Constellations with Oil Pastels<\/h3>\n<p>Then we took the book <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Childs-Introduction-Revised-Updated-Constellations\/dp\/0762495502?&#038;linkCode=ll2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=a2d7c6bd5ba2a18f1b5de4d1d96c89c7&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Child&#8217;s Introduction to the Night Sky<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/8-2025\/night-sky-constellations-craft3.jpg\" alt=\"Night Sky Constellation Craft for Kids - a fun craft with mixed media that kids can do to make constellations in the night sky. - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Step 3: Colored the Mountains with Oil Pastels<\/h3>\n<p>We started off with coloring out mountains. We used <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Crayola-Pastels-Supplies-Activities-Assorted\/dp\/B00006IEFP?th=1&#038;linkCode=ll1&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=a762f280446505ac4a55f7f1e974f5f2&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\">dark blue oil pastels<\/a> for this. It made them stand out more than if we had done black for them.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/8-2025\/night-sky-constellations-craft4.jpg\" alt=\"Night Sky Constellation Craft for Kids - a fun craft with mixed media that kids can do to make constellations in the night sky. - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Step 4: Painting the Night Sky Black<\/h3>\n<p>Then we used watercolors to paint the sky black. We found some <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Horizon-Group-USA-Assorted-Paintbrushes\/dp\/B07PDJ6Z9L?th=1&#038;linkCode=ll2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=749a7923588b383c28d19e2894759727&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\">large paint brushes<\/a> to help speed up the painting of the large area.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/8-2025\/night-sky-constellations-craft5.jpg\" alt=\"Night Sky Constellation Craft for Kids - a fun craft with mixed media that kids can do to make constellations in the night sky. - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Step 5: Make and Glue the Stars for the Constellations<\/h3>\n<p>Then we pulled out the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/BigOtters-Cardstock-Self-Adhesive-Projects-Decorations\/dp\/B0C2YRH64K?th=1&#038;linkCode=ll2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=2f46d82704b92520a7303611fed32849&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">yellow glitter cardstock<\/a> and punched out some stars for our constellations. We used really small star punches for this.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/8-2025\/night-sky-constellations-craft6.jpg\" alt=\"Night Sky Constellation Craft for Kids - a fun craft with mixed media that kids can do to make constellations in the night sky. - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<p>Then we glued the stars on the paper. The yellow glitter cardstock sticks out really well on the black background.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/8-2025\/night-sky-constellations-craft7.jpg\" alt=\"Night Sky Constellation Craft for Kids - a fun craft with mixed media that kids can do to make constellations in the night sky. - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Step 6: Put a Moon in the Sky<\/h3>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/8-2025\/night-sky-constellations-craft8.jpg\" alt=\"Night Sky Constellation Craft for Kids - a fun craft with mixed media that kids can do to make constellations in the night sky. - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Childs-Introduction-Revised-Updated-Constellations\/dp\/0762495502?&#038;linkCode=ll2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=d5e26435a6d28572d68250e77a4b5d12&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/childrens-night-sky-book-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"A Child&#039;s Introduction to the Night Sky (Revised and Updated): The Story of the Stars, Planets, and Constellations--and How You Can Find Them in the Sky\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-80683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/childrens-night-sky-book-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/childrens-night-sky-book-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/childrens-night-sky-book-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/childrens-night-sky-book-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/childrens-night-sky-book-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/childrens-night-sky-book.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Here is a look at our final Night Sky Constellations Craft<\/h2>\n<p><div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/8-2025\/night-sky-constellations-craft9.jpg\" alt=\"Night Sky Constellation Craft for Kids - a fun craft with mixed media that kids can do to make constellations in the night sky. - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/8-2025\/night-sky-constellations-craft10.jpg\" alt=\"Night Sky Constellation Craft for Kids - a fun craft with mixed media that kids can do to make constellations in the night sky. - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/8-2025\/night-sky-constellations-craft11.jpg\" alt=\"Night Sky Constellation Craft for Kids - a fun craft with mixed media that kids can do to make constellations in the night sky. - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Check out these Other Space Activities For Kids<\/h2>\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\/space-activities-pack-prewriting-shapes-abcs-and-numbers\/\">Space Activities Pack<\/a> has 191 pages of prewriting, shapes, ABCs and numbers! It has a mix of no-prep, clip cards, easy reader books and tracing strips for kids to use.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/process-art-watercolor-moon\/\">Watercolor Moon Painting<\/a> is a fun watercolor painting activity for kids to make a moon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/watercolor-oil-pastel-night-sky\/\">Watercolor &#038; Oil Pastel Night Sky<\/a> is a fun night sky painting activity. You have moon and stars in this space painting activity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/planets-easy-reader-book\/\">Order of the Planets Easy Reader Book<\/a> works on numbers order for kids with planets. It has 8 planets in the book for kids to learn about.<\/p>\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>Check out all the fun <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/space-activities-printables\/\">Space Activities &#038; Printables <\/a> on 3 Dinosaurs.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/space-activities-printables\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/10-2025\/space-printables-activities-2025.jpg\" alt=\"Space Activities &#038; Printables - 3Dinosaurs.com\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Cassie &#8211; 3Dinosaurs.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":76906,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_wp_convertkit_post_meta":{"form":"-1","landing_page":"","tag":"0","restrict_content":"0"},"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,1617,1615],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-painting","category-space","category-themed-printables"],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":5,"label":"painting"},{"value":1617,"label":"Space"},{"value":1615,"label":"Themed Activities"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/night-sky-constellations-craft-1000-683x1024.jpg",683,1024,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"Cassie","author_link":"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/author\/cassie\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":5,"name":"painting","slug":"painting","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":5,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":190,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":5,"category_count":190,"category_description":"","cat_name":"painting","category_nicename":"painting","category_parent":0},{"term_id":1617,"name":"Space","slug":"space","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1620,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":1615,"count":38,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":1617,"category_count":38,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Space","category_nicename":"space","category_parent":1615},{"term_id":1615,"name":"Themed Activities","slug":"themed-printables","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1618,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":105,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":1615,"category_count":105,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Themed Activities","category_nicename":"themed-printables","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43994"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43994\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80686,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43994\/revisions\/80686"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}