Five Preschool Star Crafts for Your Preschool Stars National Parents Center

Five Preschool Star Crafts for Your Preschool Stars

February 8, 2011 – 5:24 pm

If you are looking for some cute and simple preschool star crafts to do, here are five simple preschool star crafts that will improve a preschool study on the stars.

Star Crafts for Preschoolers

Preschoolers love making crafts and are often fascinated by stars. You can use these preschool star crafts to enhance your lesson on space, the sky, shapes or even with the book Your class will love creating these unique star crafts.

1. Star in the Galaxy Craft

Materials

-Toilet paper roll

-Black construction paper

-Tape

-Flashlight

-You can find a pattern of a star in the Bright Hub media gallery titled, “Star Pattern” to use with the crafts that follow.

Cut out a piece of black construction paper about 4 inches long and 4 inches wide. In the middle of the paper draw a small star and cut out the inside of the star. Then tape the paper with the star on to the end of a toilet paper roll. Place the other end of the tube onto your flashlight and shine it on the wall. Make sure you have the lights off. If you have all the students shine their stars at the same time you will have a star filled room.

2. Star Fairy Wand Craft

Materials

•Pre-cut stars

•Straws

•Glitter

•Ribbon

•Glue

•Stapler

Give each student two pre-cut stars and have them decorate them with glitter. After the stars have dried, staple the two stars together at all points. Next take a straw and insert it into the bottom opening of the star. Finally tie ribbon around the top of the straw. Now you have a star fairy wand.

3. Pasta Star Craft

Materials

•Different types of uncooked pasta (Elbows, Ziti, etc.)

•Pre-cut stars

•Glue

Place different types of uncooked pasta into bowls. Give each student a pre-cut star and glue. Have them choose different types of pasta to glue on their star. To give the pasta some color, you can place it in a Ziploc bag and add acrylic paint, then shake and set aside to dry.

4. Popsicle Stick Star Craft

Materials

•Colored Popsicle sticks

•Glue

•Glitter

•Pre-cut star

Give each student 10 colored Popsicle sticks, glue and a pre-cut star. Have the students place their Popsicle sticks along the outside of the pre-cut star that you supplied. The pre-cut star is only a guide to help the students make the shape of the star with their Popsicle sticks. Next have them glue the Popsicle sticks together once they have it in the shape of a star. After the glue has dried they can decorate their Popsicle star with glitter.

5. Paper Plate Starfish Craft

Materials

•Paper plate

•Pre-cut Starfish pattern

•Beads or colored macaroni

First go to the Bright Hub media gallery and print out the starfish pattern titled, “Printable Starfish Pattern”. Then trace the starfish onto the back of a paper plate. Then cut out the paper plate starfish and have the students glue on colored beads or colored macaroni. You can hang the starfish in the room by punching a hole in the paper plate and threading a string threw the hole. Instead of hanging the starfish you can use this craft for the bulletin board. It would go great with an “under the sea” unit. For an additional preschool craft on starfish read, “A Starfish Craft for Preschoolers”.

These preschool star crafts can be used alone or accompany any lesson plan or unit on stars.

Source: Author’s own experience

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