Description
Participants and their caregivers will create space creatures out of cupcake liners and various craft materials.
This activity can be packaged as passive programming.
Number of Participants
For any number of participants
Space Considerations
An indoor space with room for children and their caregivers to do a craft
Competencies
- Creative and imaginative thinking
- Creative expression
- Development of fine motor skills
- Spatial relationships
- Understanding shapes
Materials
- Cupcake liners
- Pencils, pencil crayons, markers or crayons
- Various types of stickers
- Googly eyes
- Tape or liquid glue or glue sticks
- Scissors (adult use only)
Preparation
- Cut any materials needed for the craft.
- Create a few creatures as examples.
- Make some paper props for the space creatures.
- Project examples on a screen (optional).
Implementation
- Distribute cupcake liners and craft materials.
- Participants can create their own space creatures with craft materials on hand.
Accessibility Considerations
- Provide various types of cupcake liners if possible
- Create premade paper props for activity
- Provide large glue sticks and/or tape
- Provide both right- and left-handed safety scissors (adults only)
Book Suggestions
Granny Left Me a Rocket Ship by Heather Smith and Ashley Barron
Hold That Thought! by Bree Galbraith and Lynn Scurfield
The Little Prince by Louise Greig and Sarah Massini
One Giant Leap by Thao Lam
Soon, Your Hands by Jonathan Stutzman and Elizabeth Lilly
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