• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Fantastic Fun & Learning

Fun learning activities and things to do with kids

  • About
    • Contact
    • Privacy Policy and Disclosure
  • Themes
  • Holidays
  • Printables
  • Concepts
    • Alphabet
      • Letter A
      • Letter B
      • Letter C
      • Letter D
      • Letter F
      • Letter G
      • Letter I
      • Letter J
      • Letter K
      • Letter M
      • Letter N
      • Letter O
      • Letter P
      • Letter Q
      • Letter R
      • Letter S
      • Letter T
      • Letter U
      • Letter W
      • Letter Z
    • Art
    • Crafts
    • Fine Motor
    • Gross Motor
    • Phonemic Awareness
    • Phonics
    • Math
    • Outdoor Play
    • Science
    • Sensory
  • By Age
    • Baby
    • Toddler
    • Preschool
    • Kindergarten
  • By Month
  • Books
    • Books and Activities
      • Book Lists
      • Book Related Activities
You are here: Home / Themes / Space / Outer Space Play Dough Invitation

Outer Space Play Dough Invitation

By Shaunna Evans Leave a Comment ยท This content may contain affiliate links.

TwitterFacebookPinterestEmail

Since play dough is such a popular play activity for kids, we like to incorporate it into our learning activities often. This outer space play dough invitation is inspired by our space theme lesson plans for home preschool and preschool classrooms. Set it out for kids to play with as they are learning about the night sky and the planets.

Outer Space Play Dough Invitation for Preschool

Outer Space Play Dough Invitation

Materials

Affiliate links included.

  • Black play dough-Buy some or make your own with black icing color.
  • Planet manipulatives
  • Star rhinestones
  • Silver tinsel stems-trimmed to various lengths
  • Glass rocks

outer-space-play-dough-invitation-materials

Outer Space Play Dough Activity Ideas

We set this invitation out alongside picture books about the solar system. Some kids chose to try to create a model of the solar system by using the diagrams in the books. Others chose to design their own solar systems. Both approaches are perfectly acceptable.

horiz-outerspace-play-dough

As kids play they may also:

  • Ask the names of the different planets
  • Name identifying characteristics of the different planets
  • Practice counting the planets
  • Sort the planets from largest to smallest
  • Make patterns or designs with the stars and other manipulatives

space-science-for-kids-outer-space-play-dough

Get Even More Outer Space Ideas

Continue learning with outer space inspired activities in our printable lesson plan sets. Each set includes over 30 playful learning activities related to the theme, and we’ve provided different versions for home preschool families and classroom teachers so all activities are geared directly toward your needs.

hp-resource-samples-space

Get Your Copy

Home Preschool Outer Space Theme Lesson Plans

Preschool Classroom Outer Space Theme Lesson Plans

TwitterFacebookPinterestEmail

Filed Under: Fine Motor, Kindergarten, Preschool, Sensory, Space Tagged With: play dough

Previous Post: « Hot Chocolate Math and Science Activities
Next Post: Hot Chocolate Sensory Activities »

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Join in the fun!

Facebooktwittergoogle_pluspinterestinstagram

Subscribe via Email

Hi, I’m Shaunna!

Welcome to Fantastic Fun and Learning. Here you'll find plenty of great ideas for fun learning activities and things to do with kids.

Popular Right Now

Sparkly Snowflake Winter Play Dough

Penguin Snack

Penguin Sensory Play

Our Recent Posts

  • Insect Counting Numbers Math Activity
  • Books About Rocks for Young Kids
  • Transportation Theme Sensory Bin

Copyright © 2019