If you’re going to make a rocket craft for kids, you need a picture book partner! Here are a few rocket theme picture books you and your kids might like. RELATED: See how we made a cute and simple astronaut dog Assemble your rocket and star collage, and glue it onto black paper.Or, you could use streamers like in these cute puffy paint rockets. Cut out rocket flames from the red tissue paper.Use a star-shaped craft punch on the scraps to make foil stars.Permanent markers show the shiny foil underneath, so they’re my top pick. It’s fun to paint on the foil, but the paint dries matte rather than shiny. Alternatively, you can use acrylic paint. Color the foil side of the rocket with permanent markers.
#SHAPE ROCKET CRAFT WINDOWS#
This will indent an impression onto the foil side, giving your child guidelines for the windows and fins. On the paper side, trace around the interior lines with a ballpoint pen. Lay the rocket, foil side down, on a cork board or several layers of folded up newspaper.Let the glue dry completely so you don’t gunk up your scissors.
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We figured out that if you use spray glue on the foil, you can add a layer of paper to it – and that paper can act as an anti-crumple stabilizer. With that craft, we wanted to be able to use plain old kitchen foil, but we needed it to be easy to cut shapes out of it without it crumpling on us. Last summer, a friend and I had made cute foil elephants with a group of kids. She loves imagining traveling to the moon in a shiny rocket, and so I thought right away of using foil. With that in mind, I wanted to think up ideas for a rocket craft she’d love. My daughter has been all about space this year.
#SHAPE ROCKET CRAFT PLUS#
Inside: A rocket craft for kids, plus suggested children’s books about rockets.