Galaxy Jar Activity For Kids
Today we are sharing a fantastic STEM activity which is perfect for teaching young children, Nursery, and preschool-aged about the solar system and galaxy. This fantastic galaxy jar tutorial is fun and easy to make and one the little ones will really enjoy.
Science is an important subject to teach kids and finding quality STEM activities in the early years can be hard at times.
Today we will show you how to make a galaxy jar. This would be great to make on Star Wars Day or as a general STEM project.
Enjoy!
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Supplies for This Galaxy Jar Stem Activity
- Galaxy Jar Cotton Balls
- Mason Jar
- Acrylic Paint (4 different colours)
- Silver Glitter
- 4 disposable cups
- String
- Silver Paper
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How to Make Galaxy Jars
Take your 4 disposable cups and fill with water. Add 1-2 squirts of paint to each cup and mix well.
Next, pull apart and un-roll 4-5 galaxy jar cotton balls and place in the bottom of the mason jar. Sprinkle glitter on top.
Slowly pour the first paint colour over the cotton balls until they soak up the water.
If you accidentally add to much water, then just add a few more cotton pieces to soak it up.
Repeat step 2 until you have all your layers. Place lid on jar.
Cut 2 stars out of the silver paper and attach to the piece of string.
Now, wrap your string around the jar and tie.
You now have a jar from out of this world!
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Galaxy Jar STEM Activity For Kids
Materials
- Galaxy Jar Cotton Balls
- Mason Jar
- Acrylic Paint 4 different colours
- Silver Glitter
- 4 disposable cups
- String
- Silver Paper
Instructions
- Take your 4 disposable cups and fill with water. Add 1-2 squirts of paint to each cup and mix well.
- Next, pull apart and un-roll 4-5 galaxy jar cotton balls and place in the bottom of the mason jar. Sprinkle glitter on top.
- Slowly pour the first paint colour over the cotton balls until they soak up the water.
- If you accidentally add to much water, then just add a few more cotton pieces to soak it up.
- Repeat step 2 until you have all your layers. Place lid on jar.
- Cut 2 stars out of the silver paper and attach it to the piece of string.
- You now have a jar from out of this world!
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STEM activities, and any other forms of STEM learning are vital for girls as well as boys. It gives them a hand up in those areas. This generation needs to get back to learning, inventing, researching in important subjects. The activity by the way sounds fun and turns out so cool!
Love this activity. I'm going to do it next time I visit my niece and nephew. She loves glitter and he loves science so this would be perfect for both.
This is neat! I think I'm going to make this for my ADHD son. I think it will having a calming affect for him.
What a fun way to use glitter and paint. My daughter would be great at making these!
These look so cute! I can imagine they'd be wonderful centerpieces for a galaxy-themed birthday party!
YEAH these galaxy jar are so cool to build ,,,,,, am so happy to try this ,,,,,,,,,,,,
Its really nice for us ,
Thank you so much for this