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Moon Day

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Moon Day in July

Moon Day

On July 20th, celebrate the day Armstrong and Aldrin land on moon in 1969. Find ideas for crafts, games, and other activities.

Crafts to Make:

  • Make a moon collage using star and circle shapes.
  • Use a star and circle shaped cookie cutter to make prints of the moon and stars.
  • Make a mobile from a styrofoam ball painted like the moon and cut-out star shapes.
  • Make moons out of paper plates.
  • Find many related crafts and activities on my Outer Space Craft Projects page.

Other Things To Do:

  • Set up a dramatic play area thay represents a space ship.
  • Learn more about gravity. How do you think it would feel to be weightless and walk on the moon.
  • Walk around in slow motion and pretend you are weightless.
  • Learn more about the solar system.
  • Check out some pictures of the Apollo 11 moon mission.

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