Space coloring pages

Before choosing colors, locate planet circles, star points and a rocket’s long body. Separate foreground and background, then test a short palette on scrap paper.

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Observe the theme’s shapes

Before choosing colors, locate planet circles, star points and a rocket’s long body. Separate foreground and background, then test a short palette on scrap paper. Repeat a color to connect details in different parts of the picture.

After the activity

Sort words into celestial objects and human-made objects; a rocket belongs in the second group. Distinguish objects seen in the sky from vehicles and instruments used to explore it.

Try a small palette

Choose three or four colors and test them together on scrap paper. Repeat a color in separate areas to connect them visually, or leave some spaces white. With markers, place a protective sheet underneath and check whether ink shows through.