Stars & Constellations Craft Activity - Make a Light Up Night Sky

A fun little craftivity to use as part of a constellations/ night sky lesson plan. The printable shows the following 5 constellations.

These 5 star constellations are the most well known in the Northern hemisphere.

· Ursa Minor & Major (also called small and big Dipper)

· Orion

· Cassiopeia

· Sagittarius (the so called Tea Pot)

· Scorpio

5 Page Printable

· Lesson overview

· Simple assembly instructions

· 2 versions of the conestellations - one with individual star labels and one without

* UPDATED: to include a very simple b&w version for printer friendly printing (as per request!!)

Objectives

· Learn about the 5 main constellations

· Creative activity to complement a lesson plan

· Cutting skills/ fine motor skills

Materials

· Light card for the printer

· Scissors

· Glue stick

· A needle for creating the constellation “holes”

· An LED light to go inside