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Materials

  • 9 wooden popsicle sticks, standard size (11–12 cm long)
  • 9 foam balls (Sun ~8–9 cm diameter, planets 1.5–3 cm diameter)
  • 1 cardboard tube or stacked cardboard circles, total height 8–10 cm
  • Yellow tissue paper, 2 sheets (about 20 × 20 cm each)
  • Acrylic paints (yellow, red, blue, green, brown, gray, white)
  • 1 black fine-tip marker
  • 1 hot glue gun with 2–3 glue sticks

Instructions

  • Wrap the large foam ball with yellow tissue paper, layering slightly to create a sun-like texture, then glue in place.
  • Paint the smaller foam balls as planets, adding simple color patterns and letting them dry fully.
  • Glue one planet to the end of each popsicle stick and write the planet names along the sticks.
  • Build the central column by stacking cardboard pieces, then glue it securely onto the round base.
  • Attach the labeled sticks around the column, spacing them evenly and arranging them in correct planetary order.