We recently read On the Moon by Anna Milbourne. This book combines great illustrations with actual NASA photographs of the surface of the moon. The text is simple and yet informative. C and R both enjoyed the book, but this book is definitely for preschool aged children.
After reading the book, we decided to make some moons to look like the pictures in the book.
I traced around a bowl and cut out circles of white paper. C and R dipped cut up pieces of a sponge into brown, yellow, and white paint and sponge painted the paper to look like the moon.
Once the paint dried, they glued their moons onto black construction paper. C finger painted stars in the background and R used a white crayon to make stars.
It is hard to tell, but the sponge painting makes a cool crater-like effect.
