Cosmic Cookies (Grades K-5)

Whip up a sweet snack that’s out of this world! Kids of all ages will have fun preparing, baking and decorating sugar cookies to look like stars, planets or moons.  What You Need Start with some plain sugar cookies: Make your own, or pick some up from the store. Here are a few simple recipes: …

Let’s Make Music (Grades 3-5)

Write your own rap to share some facts about the planets. What You Need Instruments Household items that you can use as a rhythm instrument (example: wooden spoons, a table top) If you don’t have any instruments or household items, you can always clap your hands. What To Do Figure out the rhythms of each …

Space Gab (Grades 3-5)

Use this funny fill-in to create your own unique space story. Visit this fun site from National Geographic and fill in the blanks to create your own funny space story. You’ll need to know the difference between different parts of speech, like nouns, adjectives, and verbs. A noun is a person, place or thing. (The …

The Planets (Grades K-5)

What does Jupiter sound like? How about Mars? Find out in this creative activity for all ages.   A composer named Gustave Holst (1874-1934) composed an orchestral suite called “The Planets.” Pick one of the planets to listen to at the bottom of this page. What You Need Your imagination Paper Crayons, pen or pencil A …

Lost in Space (Grades 3-5)

Let’s get lost in space! Listen to astronauts read stories from the International Space Station! Learn some fun facts about astronomy!  Discover the darkest corners of the solar system and then go beyond them with a trip through the Biggest, Baddest Book of Space! Explore out of this world with these fun space stories! Mae …

Countdown to Calm (Grades K-5)

This yoga activity can help you feel rocket-fueled and ready to reach for the stars! When Dr. Mae Jemison (the first Black woman to become an astronaut and travel into space) was a child, she dreamed of dancing in space surrounded by millions of stars. (Want to learn more about Mae Jemison? Visit our virtual …