Bring Back Moon Joy with Artemis II Inspired Activities

May 19, 2026 by Sarah White Leave a Comment

It’s always fun to learn about the moon, but if your kids (at home or in the classroom) got into the Artemis II mission, no’s a great time to bring some moon and NASA themed learning activities into the classroom.

I found a bunch of cute NASA badges on Pinterest (such as these) that you can print out and have kids fill in with their names and draw a picture on. Or there’s an editable version from Smile World Language on Teachers Pay Teachers than you can use to insert a real photo of the child and print out.

Once you’ve got your ID, you might want to craft a space helmet, too. Try this version made with a paper plate from twinkl or grab a template from More Printable Treats. You could also make these cute future astronaut printable hats from Primary Playground.

NASA has a lot of great resources for teachers to use for learning about the moon and space in the classroom, including one on picking a crew for your mission, moon observation and an activity where you design your own crew module, stabilizing fins, heat shield and more. There’s also a PDF coloring page and instructions on how to draw Artemis.

Kids can also research an astronaut (at NASA or elsewhere) or learn more about the moon with our previously published moon learning activities. And while this one isn’t about Artemis I like the moon landing printables (especially the moon shaped information wheel) in this set of printables from Kindergarten Matters at Teachers Pay Teachers.

And if you have little ones who love pretend play, I found a couple of cute space station themed pretend play printable sets from The Mountain Teacher CO and Dana M Design, both on Etsy. These would be fun for home play or for the science or pretend play section of the classroom (or both; make one mission control and one the space station!). Pictured here are space flash cards from Dana’s design.

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America 250 Fourth of July Activities for Kids

A lot of kids aren’t in school for the Fourth of July, but whether you’re in a classroom or at home, you’ll probably want to mark July 4, 2026, in a special way because it is America’s 250th birthday. And there are lots of ways to learn and celebrate, as we’ll see below.

The Homeschool Bee has a big bundle of resources for the big day, including timelines, information about the founding fathers, silly word fill ins, pages showing the evolution of the American flag and information on constitutional amendments. In all it is 35 pages and it’s great for a variety of ages. You can find it on Teachers Pay Teachers.

Another printable activity set, this one aimed at grades 2-5, is available on TpT from George Kipriot Classroom Resources. This one includes a word search, crossword puzzle, maze, word scramble, coloring pages and more, plus a timeline and reading about the Declaration of Independence.

It wouldn’t be a birthday party without party hats, and there are a few different versions of print, color and cut party hats with a patriotic theme at Teachers Pay Teachers. The Internet Research Project has a set with an Uncle Sam kind of hat, a crown with the Statue of Liberty on it and one that says America 250.

There’s also a Happy Birthday America hat from Sweet Sensations, which features the years, fireworks and the Statue of Liberty and declaration of Independence.

You can find a lot of Fourth of July coloring pages with a 250th birthday theme. For example Britts Digital Paper Co on Etsy has some cute pages, including a patriotic goose reading a book for some reason (I also like their printable firework craft). eParenting also has an America 250 coloring page that includes the shape of the country and an American flag.

And if you want to try some more general Fourth of July projects, check out this collection of patriotic STEM activities from Homeschool Giveaways. Make your own “fireworks,” sensory activities, make a fizzy flag, build a graham cracker White House and more.

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