Torn Paper Total Solar Eclipse Craft for Kids
You can make this simple and easy torn paper craft for the total solar eclipse.
You can talk with kids about how the moon cover the sun and that some areas have the whole sun covered. And it is something amazing.
This is a great science craft for kids in prek, kindergarten, and first grade.
The Torn Paper Total Solar Eclipse Craft is a great addition to the solar eclipse activities on the site.
What is a Solar Eclipse?
A solar eclipse happens when, at just the right moment, the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth. There are three types of solar eclipse: total solar eclipse, annular solar eclipse and partial solar eclipse.
Torn Paper Solar Eclipse Craft
This is a simple craft made with paper, glitter paper and glue to make a picture of a total solar eclipse.
Solar Eclipse Books to Read with this Total Solar Eclipse Craft
A few books to read with this solar eclipse craft.
Total Solar Eclipse: A Stellar Friendship Story is a great one for solar eclipses. And love that it is a fun story and well as facts.
Eclipse by Andy Rash is a fun look at the total solar eclipse and how fun they are. This shows the plans they took to go see a solar eclipse.
Totality!: An Eclipse Guide in Rhyme and Science is full of facts and information about solar eclipse. This a great great science book for kids to learn more about eclipses.
Eclipse: Our Sky’s Most Dazzling Phenomenon is a book coming in 2024 in time for the next Total solar eclipse that has information about solar eclipse and lunar eclipse!
What we used to make the Torn Paper Total Solar Eclipse Craft
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- 2 pieces of black construction paper – circle cut out and whole paper with circle drawn on
- circle on white cardstock – We used a bowl to get our circle
- glue stick
- silver glitter paper
- black silver outline marker
How we made the Torn Paper Total Solar Eclipse Craft
You will see the simple steps we did to make the torn paper total solar eclipse craft.
Making the Circle on the Black Paper
We used a bowl to make our circle. We trace the bowl to make the while cardstock circle.
We use a black silver outline marker to trace the circle on the black paper. it gave us a clear idea where to place the torn paper.
You can do this in advance or you can have kids do the tracing. You really want something that will show up on the black paper.
Tear up the Silver Paper
You want to start tearing up the glitter silver paper. This is great for building fine motor strength in fingers. The glitter paper is a little hard to tear than regular paper as well.
You can see our pile of torn up paper here. You can tear the paper up in advance or you can tear and glue as you go.
Put Glue on the Circle
Next you wan to put glue around the circle. You can do the whole circle if you have the paper torn up in advance.
Or you glue the circle as you go.
Place Sliver Paper on the Glue Circle
Next you want to place the silver around the glue circle that you did. You want to try and cover the whole like of the circle.
These can be big pieces or little pieces. It is just a way to show the light that comes from a total solar Eclipse.
Blue the Black Circle on the paper
Final look at our Torn Paper Total Solar Eclipse Craft
More Solar Eclipse Printables & Crafts
Solar Eclipse Weekly Packs has 6 grade level of packs with prek, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade and fourth grade. You have fun three types of solar eclipse sequencing and activities.
Solar Eclipse Wreath Craft has a fun wreath that kids can make that show the different parts of a Solar Eclipse.
Lunar Eclipse Watercolor Moon is a fun painting craft that kids can do.
Eclipse Mini Book by Royal Baloo is great to learn about solar eclipse and how fun they are for kids.
Solar Eclipse craft for kids with paper plates by JDaniel4’s Mom
Check out all the fun Solar Eclipse Printables & Activities on 3 Dinosaurs.
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