{"id":69153,"date":"2024-04-02T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/?p=69153"},"modified":"2024-04-02T04:14:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T09:14:47","slug":"total-solar-eclipse-pastel-craft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/total-solar-eclipse-pastel-craft\/","title":{"rendered":"Total Solar Eclipse Pastel Craft"},"content":{"rendered":"

The total solar eclipse is coming and this makes a simple and easy craft to make with kids. We did a different version with a solar eclipse painting<\/a>. <\/p>\n

But this is a slight twist and using pastels.<\/p>\n

This craft is about when the moon moves in front of the sun and blocks the view of the sun from the Earth. This is a great craft to make with kids in PreK and older.<\/p>\n

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The Total Solar Eclipse Pastel Craft is an excellent addition to the solar eclipse activities<\/a> on the site.<\/p>\n

What Is a Solar Eclipse?<\/h2>\n

A solar eclipse happens when, at just the right moment, the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth. There are three types of solar eclipse: total solar eclipse, annular solar eclipse and partial solar eclipse.<\/p>\n

Total Solar Eclipse Pastel Craft<\/h2>\n

This is an easy solar eclipse craft you can do with kids. You use black paper and white pastel to make it. You can see full description and all the items we used below.<\/p>\n

Solar Eclipse Books<\/h2>\n

All of these solar eclipse books work great with this solar eclipse pastel craft. <\/p>\n

Total Solar Eclipse: A Stellar Friendship Story<\/a> is a great one for solar eclipses. And love that it is a fun story and well as facts.<\/p>\n

Eclipse<\/a> by Andy Rash is a fun look at the total solar eclipse and how fun they are. This shows the plans they took to go see a solar eclipse.<\/p>\n

Totality!: An Eclipse Guide in Rhyme and Science<\/a> is full of facts and information about solar eclipse. This a great great science book for kids to learn more about eclipses.<\/p>\n

Eclipse: Our Sky’s Most Dazzling Phenomenon<\/a> is a book coming in 2024 in time for the next Total solar eclipse that has information about solar eclipse and lunar eclipse!<\/p>\n

What we used to make the Total Solar Eclipse Pastel Craft<\/h2>\n

We have included links to some of the products and resources we have used with this activity. If you purchase via the links we may earn a small commission<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n