Materials
- 1 round foam base or stacked foam rings, finished diameter about 40–45 cm
- 9 foam balls (Sun 9–10 cm, planets 2.5–6 cm diameter)
- Black acrylic paint, about 100 ml (base and rings)
- Acrylic paints for planets (yellow, orange, blue, green, red, brown, white)
- Wooden skewers or thin dowels, 9 pieces, 10–15 cm long
- Small round paper labels, about 3 cm diameter
- Craft glue or hot glue gun with 4–5 glue sticks
- Small sponge or toothbrush (star splatter effect)
Instructions
- Paint the foam rings and base black, then add white splatter and small star details once dry.
- Paint the foam balls as the Sun and planets, adding light texture for realism.
- Stack and glue the rings securely to form a tiered orbit structure.
- Insert skewers into each planet and push them into the correct ring positions.
- Attach labeled tags to each skewer and check spacing so all planets remain visible.