Craft Ideas: Phases of the Moon | Hands on Art & Craft - Class 1 PDF Download

Material Required

1. Black cardstock
2. White paint
3. Paintbrush
4. Scissors
5. Tape
6. Print out of the moon

Directions to be followed

• Cut a circle shape from the card and flick some white paint onto the card with a paintbrush. These flicks of white paint will represent the stars in the sky. I don’t have a picture with just the circle cut out I’m sorry – you will have to imagine this step. Then, print out a picture of the moon and tape to the back of the black card. (I simply googled the term ‘Moon’ and then cut and paste my favorite picture that I found into a word document before printing to size).
  
• Use tape to secure the top and the bottom of the picture, but leave the sides of the picture unattached. We used black tape to secure our picture so it’s a little difficult to see.
• Next, take a second piece of card and cut a curve around one edge. 
  
• Thread the curved card through the side opening in between the paper and the card frame. 
• Pull the card across to the right to make the different phases of the moon. You can also flip the card around to make the phases on the other side of the moon – if that makes sense! Here is a template that you can cut and assemble to make your own phases of the moon diorama.