Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Tot Trays: Glowing Outer Space


We are exploring Outer Space this month. We started a week early to prepare for our field trip to the Children's Museum. I've been stocking up on anything spacey or glow-in-the-dark to use for this theme. I didn't find much at the dollar store for the first time. I had better luck at Meijer and Hobby Lobby.


I found Glow-in-the-Dark spitballs at Hobby Lobby. They come dehydrated and look suspiciously like blue water beads. When I hydrate them, they turn clear and are water beads. They glow blue in the dark. The melon scooper is the perfect size for water beads. The large end will fit two, while the little end fits one at a time.


I guess I didn't completely strike out at the dollar store, because the star glass containers and glass beads come from there. This activity is using tongs to scoop Kryptonite into the "safe" star.


Mix and match space stickers. These are so fun. You can make aliens, robots, rockets and astronauts.


Ben-10 counting and matching. 


Meteor wiffle balls.


Crayola Glow Explosion Glow Magic.


Bobo put the spinner together himself using a screwdriver. The planets, comet and spaceship really glow!


Fun Stuff Fridays


9 comments:

  1. Looks like lots of fun! Just gotta love a space theme!

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    1. Yes, there are so many different things to do with space-- moon, stars, aliens, robots (not sure why), astronauts, planets, glow in the dark. I'm going to use this theme for one of our summer storytimes as well!

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  2. JDaniel would love the glowing beads. Actually he would love your space theme!

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    1. They were really cool! I'm trying so hard to make the dark FUN, instead of SCARY.

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  3. Fabulous fun!!! Great unit!

    Popping in from Tot school.

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  4. Love this!! You had left a message on my blog from the Tot school link, so I wanted to reciprocate. I am SO glad I did. I LOVE your blog. So many great ideas. I especially like your simple science posts. I am now a subscriber!

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    1. Wow, thanks for such wonderful compliments. My little guy loves science experiments. We'll be doing lots more this summer.

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  5. Looks like a TON of fun! Thanks for linking up to Fun Stuff Fridays on Toys In The Dryer!

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    1. We had lots of fun with Outer Space. My favorite activity was unplanned, which was Bobo putting together the spinning contraption. He's designated the little screwdriver as HIS.

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