Space Activities

Overview	To kick off our 2018 American Girl program, we did Luciana Vega. I found a TON of space activities and crafts that I could do with my patrons. There were the ones I ultimately picked.
Introduction	First order of business was to give a quick background on Luciana and why we were going into her world this month.
Group Activity	Waning Moon with Oreos Who doesn’t love Oreos? This was my first thought when I was researching activities for this session. I quickly found the moon phase project.I had a powerpoint that discussed the different phases of the moon. With each phase, the kids either licked or scraped off the filling of the cookie.This activity was on several different websites. The worksheet came from Teachers Pay Teachers.
Group Activity	Star Constellations Our next activity was making a constellation out marshmallows. I guided the kids into making the big dipper.
Galaxy Jars	Galaxy Jars Our last activity, and by far the favorite was the galaxy jars. I set out a ton of paint for the kids to choose from. Pink and purple were the favorite of all colors. I would probably recommend skipping black paint. During the sample process, the black overtook the other colors. I would recommend writing out the rules, so the adults know the exact order on how to do the jars. I spent a good amount of time reiterating the sequence. The second advice is not the SHAKE the jar, but rather, swirl it enough to mix the colors. The pink and purple jar was a jar that was fully shaken during the process. It eventually settled and did have some differences between the colors. The jar on the right was swirled.
Passive Activity	Moon Walk Our last activity was a moon walk replication. I bought some car sponges and had the kids attach it to their feet. I strongly recommend buying the thickest sponges for this activity. I unfortunately bought thinner ones, so the kids had to stack multiple sponges for their walk.