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May 2, 2018 Crafting

Kitchen Stories: Stargazing and DIY Constellation Craft

This shop and DIY Constellation Craft has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #PoweringAdventure #CollectiveBias

With warmer evenings, it’s the perfect time to get the kids excited about stargazing and constellations! Today’s Kitchen Stories features “The Night Sky” along with a fun DIY Constellation Craft.

 With warmer evenings, it's the perfect time to get the kids excited about stargazing and constellations! Today's Kitchen Stories features "The Night Sky" along with a fun DIY Constellation Craft.

My oldest son soaks up knowledge and is on a constant quest to learn about everything.  The newest subject?  Greek myths.  I blame (or credit) a Percy Jackson series that he’s been reading.  Regardless, his interest in Greek gods has transitioned into learning the stories behind the constellations.

His enthusiasm has caught on.  If the kids are lucky enough to stay up past dark, I’m asked about the stars and which constellations they form.  Kid… I wish I knew.

 With warmer evenings, it's the perfect time to get the kids excited about stargazing and constellations! Today's Kitchen Stories features "The Night Sky" along with a fun DIY Constellation Craft.

Which brings us to today’s Kitchen Stories book,  ‘A Child’s Introduction to the Night Sky.”  But let’s be honest, it’s an adult’s introduction too.

Flashlight DIY Constellation Craft and Stargazing fun with Forks and Folly's Kitchen Stories featuring a favorite book of ours, 'The Night Sky."

With the special star wheel from the book to help locate stars, our first activity was to identify the stars in our own backyard.  Armed with flashlights powered with Energizer® Ultimate Lithium™ batteries, we scrolled to the corresponding month on the wheel and oriented the chart with a compass.

Flashlight DIY Constellation Craft and Stargazing fun with Forks and Folly's Kitchen Stories featuring a favorite book of ours, 'The Night Sky."

Alas, it’s not always perfect weather for stargazing, so for those days, ‘The Night Sky’ inspired the boys to create their own constellations.  With flashlights, cupcake liners, card stock and a little creativity, this craft provided hours of fun for the kids.

DIY Constellation Craft

Flashlight DIY Constellation Craft and Stargazing fun with Forks and Folly's Kitchen Stories featuring a favorite book of ours, 'The Night Sky."

Wrap the bulb-end of the flashlight with a cupcake liner and secure with a rubber band.

Flashlight DIY Constellation Craft and Stargazing fun with Forks and Folly's Kitchen Stories featuring a favorite book of ours, 'The Night Sky."

Using a round guide the size of the flashlight lens, cut out circles on black card stock to draw the constellations on.

Flashlight DIY Constellation Craft and Stargazing fun with Forks and Folly's Kitchen Stories featuring a favorite book of ours, 'The Night Sky."

Using actual constellations as your guide (or make up your own!!), map out the dots on the black card stock.

Flashlight DIY Constellation Craft and Stargazing fun with Forks and Folly's Kitchen Stories featuring a favorite book of ours, 'The Night Sky."

Flashlight DIY Constellation Craft and Stargazing fun with Forks and Folly's Kitchen Stories featuring a favorite book of ours, 'The Night Sky."

Straighten out a paper clip and poke out each hole, then tape them to the cupcake liners. Because the cupcake liners are so thin, you don’t need to worry about poking through those.

Flashlight DIY Constellation Craft and Stargazing fun with Forks and Folly's Kitchen Stories featuring a favorite book of ours, 'The Night Sky."

Now your constellations are ready to shine.  It’s a perfect evening activity for sleep overs!

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Why Energizer® Ultimate Lithium™ batteries?  Because kids loooooove a flashlight, and you need some long lasting batteries if you don’t want a tantrum to ruin your evening o’ fun.  With a 20 year shelf life*, and leak resistant construction, the Energizer® Ultimate Lithium™ batteries are 33% lighter versus alkaline batteries* and perform in extreme temperatures.  (AA/AAA only*)

Flashlight DIY Constellation Craft and Stargazing fun with Forks and Folly's Kitchen Stories featuring a favorite book of ours, 'The Night Sky."

Find Energizer® Ultimate Lithium™ batteries and the supplies for this DIY Constellation Craft at your local Kroger.

Check out some other fun books and themed crafts including Sir Brioche French Toast Sticks and our Moonsquirter Pasta recipe.

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Flashlight DIY Constellation Craft and Stargazing fun with Forks and Folly's Kitchen Stories featuring a favorite book of ours, 'The Night Sky."

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Katie Harding has been blogging since 2010. What originally started out as a platform to discuss new parenthood, her blogging now focuses on her passion for cooking: creating recipes and sharing tips for entertaining friends and family of all ages. Outside of the kitchen you’ll find her with her family (three boys, one husband, multiple exchange student daughters, and Hank the pup), or gallivanting around the world with her fork in tow.

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