Guilford County Schools ACES Program
Weekly Theme: Blast Off – Other Activities
Space Ships
Make great space ships for your children to play with. Put two Styrofoam bowls together
so that the tops are together. Cover the two bowls with aluminum foil. You can then
decorate them with stickers and other things to make them look more real.
Flying Saucer
What You Need:
 Two CDs for Each Child (AOL Free CDs work great)
 Glue
 Bubble cup lid (like for slurpies)
 Paint
 Various Other Art Supplies
What You Do:
 Glue the Two CDs together (so that only the shiny parts can be seen). Then
paste the lid on so that it looks like the cabin of the flying saucer. Then let your
children finish the design of the flying saucer anyway that they can.
Saturn
What You Need:
 One CDs for Each Child (AOL Free CDs work great)
 Glue
 Styrofoam ball
 Glitter
 Paint
 Paper clips
 String
What You Do:
Cut the styrofoam ball in half and glue each side to the cd. Students can decorate the
foam ball and cd with glitter to make it look more like Saturn’s rings. When the project is
dry, unbend a paperclip and insert one end into the top styrofoam ball. Tie string to the
other end to make a hanger for Saturn.
Shoe Box Planet Mobile
Make a sun and 8 planets out of paper. Decorate the circles how you would like them
(the sun is usually yellow). (You can glue them on cardboard.) Hole punch a hole. Place
string or yarn through the hole. Tie off. Make holes on the top of a shoe box. Make a
space background. Tie the sun first and then the planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars,
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.
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Hanger Planet Mobile
Make a sun and 8 planets out of paper. Decorate the circles how you would like them
(the sun is usually yellow). (You can glue them on cardboard.) Hole punch a hole. Place
string or yarn through the hole. Tie off. Tie on a hanger. (If you use a metal hanger,
make sure to put some tape on the pointy end.)
Rockets
Need: Blue paint, paint brush, white paper, red streamers, scissors, glue, tape,
wrapping paper tubes, and a marker.
Directions: Have students paint the tubes blue. Cut a circle out of white paper, twice the
size of the top of the tube. Fold the circle in half. Cut half way through the center. Make
a cone out of the Circle. Then glue it to the top of the blue tube. Cut the red streamers
into small strips. Tape them to the bottom inside of the tube. Using a marker write in the
side of the tube " USS (child's name)".
Moon Craters
Need: Plaster of Paris, Paint, Paint brush, and bubble wrap
Directions: Cover the bubble wrap with Plaster of Paris. Let dry and peel off. Then they
let the students paint it. Create your own planet surface!
Rockets
Need: Pringles or Moravian Cookie Can, construction paper, stickers, markers
Directions: Cover the paper cans with construction paper and add a paper cone to the
top and fins on the sides. You can also add flag or USA stickers to the side or use
markers to decorate.
Space Prop Box
1. Telescope
2. Binoculars
3. Globe
4. Rocks
5. Glow in the dark stars
6. Map of stars & constellations
7. Big gloves
8. Bowl or colander for space helmet
9. Foil
10. Milk jugs for helmets
11. Icee (a drink) domes glued to the sides of a CD for hanging
12. Glow in the dark paint or sticks
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13. Food
14. Flashlight
15. Stickers & black paper
16. Colored chalk
17. Poster
18. Paper towel tubes
19. Tongs for picking up specimens
20. Film canisters or baby food jars for holding "neat stuff"
21. American flag
22. Astronaut figurines & aliens too
23. Cereal boxes to use as air tanks
24. Aquarium tubing for the air tank tubes
25. Control panel with various lids & knobs glued on it
26. Coveralls for the uniform
27. Moon boots made out or auto washing sponges
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Activity ideas obtained from ACES staff and public domain materials
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Activity ideas obtained from ACES staff and public domain materials
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Activity ideas obtained from ACES staff and public domain materials