Ages 3–9Free
Space Activities for Kids: Planets, Rockets and Stars
- Ages 3–14
- Free to print
- Many play on screen
Space is a perfect topic for curious children: it is huge, mysterious and full of things to count, draw and learn. This collection has rocket and astronaut colouring, a moon buggy and a space station, word searches and spelling games with space words, drawing lessons for rockets and robots, and picture books about a picnic on the moon and a letter sent to space.
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Activity books
Themed workbooks that collect many pages in one printable book.
More about this collection
Add a real-sky moment if you can: look for the moon together, notice whether it is round or a thin crescent, and spot the brightest “star”, which is often a planet. Older children can use the science quizzes to learn the order of the planets and why some are rocky and some are made of gas.
Space is also a great hook for maths: counting down from 10 for a launch, comparing the sizes of planets or calculating how long a trip to the moon would take at car speed.
How to use these
- Look at the night sky after a space activity.
- Learn the planets in order with a silly sentence.
- Try the Space Mission Maths book for sums with rockets.
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Questions and answers
How many planets are there in the solar system?
Eight: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Pluto is classed as a dwarf planet.
What age are the space activities for?
Colouring and word games suit ages 4–9; the space science quizzes are for ages 10 and up.
Are these printables free?
Yes. Every sheet marked Free can be printed or played as often as you like, at home or in class. Premium activity books are marked.
How do I print a sheet?
Open a sheet and choose Print. It fits A4 and US Letter paper. Most sheets can also print with an answer key on a separate page.
Can children do them on a tablet?
Most can: press Play to answer on screen with instant marking and stars. Colouring and drawing pages can be done with a finger or stylus too.