Materials
Styrofoam trays, blocks, and packing material in varied shapes and sizes
Toothpicks
Popsicle sticks
Straws
Craft supplies such as ribbon, googly eyes, pompoms, pipe cleaners
Safety scissors
Glue
Instructions
What to do
1. Encourage the children to imagine the variety of creatures that might live in outer space.
2. Invite the children to create a creature from the materials provided. Suggest to the children that
they begin with a Styrofoam block or tray and attach the decorations using toothpicks or popsicle
sticks and glue.
More to do
Language: Have the children create a story about their alien and record their words on tape; play
the stories at circle time and ask the children to guess whose voice is on the tape. Afterward, send
the tape home to their families.
