Space Art Project for Kids

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Launch your Arty Crafty Kids into space topic with this fun and easy, out-of-this-world Space Art Project!

This artistic cosmic project has it all, featuring a 3D spaceship, roaring flames, planets, and stars against the backdrop of an awe-inspiring galaxy painting!

Kids can easily create their cosmic scene using our provided templates for the spaceship and planets.

Perfect for young artists, this project combines artistic skills with a touch of crafty astronomy. It helps develop fine motor skills, enhances understanding of color theory, and can be the spark that lights scientific curiosity.

Easy Space art project for kids to make; featuring a rocket ship, planets, and a galaxy-painted background.

To further explore all things intergalactic, check out our flying rocket ship craft, space-themed coloring pages, Northern Lights painting, and stars and moon drawing tutorial.

And if your Arty Crafty Kids are feeling particularly creative, try incorporating Van Gogh’s Starry Night ( our finger-painted version!).

These additional activities will fuel your child’s imagination and creativity as they delve deeper into the wonders of the cosmos!

How to Make the Space Art Project for Kids

Materials:

  • Black Cardstock
  • White Cardstock for printing
  • Acrylic Paint
  • Sponge
  • Marker Pens or Crayons
  • Tissue Paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Paintbrush
  • Popsicle Stick
  • Spaceship and Planet Templates (members need to login to access the templates). 

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Part 1: How to Paint a Galaxy

Image of a hand dabbing white paint into a black sheet of cardstock.

Step 1: Choose a galaxy-themed color scheme and prepare the sponges.

First, choose a selection of ‘galaxy-esque’ colors, such as blue, pink, white, and green. Cut a sponge into small pieces, assigning one piece for each color.

Start by dabbing the lightest color (white) across a sheet of black cardstock using the prepared sponges.

Image of a hand using a sponge to dab pink, purple and blue paint across the white to form the galaxy.

Step 2: Layer the colored paint.

Next, dab shades of pink, purple, and blue across some of the white areas and beyond. Layer the paints carefully, making sure to leave some areas of the black background visible for added depth and contrast.

Image of a hand dabbing black paint across the colored to create cosmic constrast.

Step 3: Layer the black paint.

Once all the colors are layered, gently dab black paint across the colored areas to break up the color blocks and create a stunning Milky Way galaxy effect.

Image of a hand splatting white paint to create stars across the galaxy painting.

Step 4: Splatter white paint across the galaxy painting.

Load a paintbrush with white paint and gently scrape a popsicle stick across the bristles to splatter the paint, creating a starry effect.

With that, the galaxy painting is complete. Allow it to dry thoroughly and move onto the spaceship element of the space art project.

Part 2: How to Make the Spaceship

Print the spaceship and planet templates onto white cardstock. Ensure to select ‘fit to page’ and adjust your printer settings to accommodate cardstock thickness for optimal results.

Image of a hand coloring the spaceship template.

Step 5: Color in the spaceship.

Use a favorite medium to color in the parts of the spaceship.

Image of the planet and stars template.

Step 6: Color in the planets and stars.


Color across the planets using slightly curved lines, using a variety of vibrant colors.

Image of a hand coloring in the planet and stars template.

Coloring within the lines and blending colors helps create a gaseous planet look. Arty Crafty Kids can add a big red spot to emulate Jupiter or create an Earth-like planet for variety.

Image of the template pieces cut out, the spaceship is sitting on a sheet of black card stock ready for assembly.

Step 7: Cut out the spaceship, planets, and stars.

Set the planets and stars aside, and align the spaceship pieces for assembly.

Image of hand assembling the spaceship.

Step 8: Assemble the spaceship.

The wings and jet pack can be glued onto the spaceship, either on top or behind it.

Image of a hand cutting up yellow tissue paper into strips.

Step 9: Cut tissue paper into long strips.

Cut yellow, orange, and red tissue into strips, then glue them onto the back of the spaceship.

Image of a hand glueing yellow, orange and red tissue paper strips onto the back of the spaceship.

These strips represent the spacecraft’s roaring flames!

Image of a hand glueing the spaceship onto the galaxy painting.

Step 10: Glue the spacecraft to the galaxy painting.

Apply a generous amount of glue to the back of the spaceship and affix it onto the galaxy painting wherever desired, ensuring the tissue paper flames remain free and roaring!

Image of a hand glueing the 3D spaceship element.

Step 11: Affix the final 3D piece to the spaceship.

Fold the large triangle element in half, fold the flaps, and apply plenty of glue.

Image of a hand gluing 3D element onto the spaceship.

Glue the piece in a central position, just below the spaceship’s window and slightly above the jetpack.

Image of a hand gluing the planets and stars around the spaceship.

Step 12: Affix the planets and stars to the galaxy painting.

They can be positioned anywhere around the spacecraft!

Image of a hand drawing white dashes from a star to create the appearance of a shooting star.

Optional Step 13: Draw lines to create a shooting star!

Use a white acrylic marker pen to draw a series of dashed lines originating from the stars. This adds a sense of movement and creates the impression of a shooting star.

Easy Space art project for kids to make; featuring a rocket ship, planets, and a galaxy-painted background.

The wonderfully dynamic, mixed-media Space Art Project is complete, combining various artistic elements such as painting, collage, and drawing to bring the cosmic scene to life.

With its blend of textures, colors, and techniques, this project offers a rich and immersive creative experience for Arty Crafty Kids, allowing them to explore the depths of outer space through a diverse range of artistic mediums.

Download the Spaceship and Planet Templates:

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Space art project templates featuring a spaceship and planets.

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