Learning about the Moon for Kids

July 19, 2025 by Sarah White Leave a Comment

The moon is always a fun topic for kids because it’s around all the time but always changing and there are lots of educational and crafting activities available to learn about the moon.

I’ve shared a few in the past, including this phases of the moon flip book and a project about coding the phases of the moon.

Check out some cool pictures of our moon, other moons, and what it might be like to live and work on the moon with these images from NASA. And you can learn about the moon landing from National Geographic Kids.

Learn about the phases of the moon and do these dot-to-dot worksheets for the different phases from Kids Activities Blog. I also love this homemade moon phases puzzle form What We Do All Day.

I Can Teach My Child has a fun experiment illustrating why there are craters on the moon, made with “moon dough” (flour and baby oil). Or you can make a clay moon and give it craters with this activity from Gift of Curiosity.

There are lots of fun ways to make moon rocks, including this dough and glitter version from Kids Activities Blog and fizzing moon rocks from Little Bins for Little Hands.

Speaking of fizzy science, Montessori from the Heart has a fun moon craft project that’s made with baking soda, vinegar and glitter. So you can talk about the acid/base reaction and learn about the moon at the same time you make a cool piece of art.

Or make this fun aluminum foil moon from Mom Brite.

Cinta and Co. has a cute phases of the moon art project and information you can download about the phases of the moon.

And of course you’ll probably want to make the classic Oreo moon phases craft/snack, which you can find at Teach Mama if you don’t know it already.

Add in some books about the moon (The Moon Book is a great one), a sensory bin with moon sand and astronaut characters, maybe a little walking with big steps like you’d take on the moon (and a discussion of why they walk like that) and your moon day will be complete!

Coding the Phases of the Moon

DIY Moon Craft [Lesson Plans]

DIY Space Camp for Kids

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Book Review: I Am Indigenous

People with Indigenous heritage throughout the Americas and the world might not always feel comfortable identifying as Indigenous or really know what it means or carry the traditions of their ancestors with them.

Anne Tenning, a member of the Stz’uminus First Nation on Vancouver Island, found in working with Indigenous young people they were not always confident to define themselves or understand their culture. She wrote this book, which is a poem about being Indigenous and being proud of who you are. It’s available in English and French.

The book is called I Am Indigenous, and it is illustrated by 13 Indigenous artists who reflect different aspects of and feelings about being Indigenous in their illustrations. There’s a wide range of art, from colorful designs with floral motifs to realistic looking family and school scenes.

The story reflects that Indigenous people don’t all look the same or come from the same place. They don’t have the same names or history and they might be connected to their ancestors and traditions or they might just be learning. They might live on a reservation or in a city far from where their ancestors lived. But they are all Indigenous.

This book is a call both to Indigenous kids and others that being Indigenous doesn’t mean one thing. You don’t have to act a certain way or know the language or participate in the music, dance and rituals of your people, though you can of course also do those things.

It’s aimed at young readers around kindergarten age (though some of the words might be a little complicated for that age group) but I think slightly older kids would get something out of this book too. It would be a nice one to have on the shelf if there are Indigenous kids in your classroom, and even if there aren’t as we get closer to Indigenous People’s Day and Thanksgiving, it’s a great way to talk about the fact that Indigenous people are still around and to look at Indigenous art from a bunch of artists all at once.

About the book: 40 pages, hardcover. Published 2026 by Orca Book Publishers. Suggested retail price $21.99.

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