30+ Books, Activities and Crafts to Explore Galaxies Far Far Away

Welcome to another month for Poppins Book Nook! This month we are heading to a galaxy far far away in our Beyond Our Planet theme. While I wasn't able to work on anything with the boys this month (we were out of town for a good chunk of the time), I do have a list of some great books and activities with an Outer Space theme!

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Books

These are some books that we have read or I pulled for us to read as part of this theme. They are all different levels and I hope you will find one that looks interesting!

Star Seeker: A Journey to Outer Space by Theresa Heine Age 6+

Along Came Galileo by Jeanne Bendick Age: Grade 4+

There's No Place Like Space: All About Our Solar System by Tish Rabe Age: 4-8 yrs

National Geographic Kids First Big Book of Space by Catherine D. Hughes Age: 4-8 yrs

The Everything Kids' Astronomy Book by Kathi Wagner Age: 8+

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card Age: 12+

A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'Engle Age: 8+

Maria's Comet By Deborah Hobkinson

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star by Iza Trapani

Activities

Here is a collection of activities that you can use in conjunction with a space theme.
*Space Lapbook *Maria's Comet Lapbook *Astronomer Notebook Pages *Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Lapbook *Free Solar System Printable from Life Over C's *My Book of Space Words Free Printable *Montessori Inspired Astronomy Units  *Outer Space Word Search *Free Astronaut Printable Pack from Homeschool Creations *Free Space Pack from 3 Dinosaurs *Stars and Planets Free Printable Game

Crafts and Coloring Pages

Here are some of the fun crafts and coloring pages that I was looking through to incorporate as part of our unit
*Footprint Rocket from Family Fun Crafts *Color by Number: Outer Space *Paper Tube Telescope (with printables) *Printable Astronaut Craft ~We did these at storytime at the Library. They were cute. *Space Coloring Page *Space Slime from Frogs, Snails and Puppy Dog Tails *DIY Solar System Mat *Moon Dough *Space Shuttle Craft *Alien Headband *Yarn Wrapped Planets from And Next Comes L *DIY Jet Packs *Alien Space Ships Crafts ~We were going to do this one because it's so adorable!

I hope that these give you some great ideas to explore the galaxies far far away beyond our planet!

Thank you for stopping by this month! I hope that I've inspired you to explore the world beyond our planet! Next month we are keeping it close to home..In the Kitchen!