Materials
- 1 small cardboard box, approx. 15 × 8 × 6 cm
- Thick paper or cardstock for planets, 1–2 sheets
- Wooden skewers or craft sticks, 8–9 pieces, 10–15 cm long
- Acrylic paints or colored pencils (yellow, blue, green, red, brown, beige)
- Black marker for outlines and labels
- White paper strips for planet names, 1 sheet
- Craft glue or hot glue (adult help), 1 tub
- Scissors
- Blue and yellow paint for the box base
Instructions
- Paint the cardboard box blue and add a yellow Sun design on the front; let it dry fully.
- Draw and cut out circular planets from cardstock, keeping sizes slightly varied for realism.
- Color each planet and outline details using a black marker then glue or tape each planet to the top of a skewer or craft stick.
- Label sticks with planet names using small paper strips.
- Poke holes into the box top and insert the sticks, spacing planets evenly from the Sun.