Explore letters visually with alphabet constellations. Use toilet paper tubes, construction paper, rubber bands, and a pin to make your own alphabet constellations.
Look into each telescope toward the light and name the letter constellation that you see!
You could also name the letter sound or a word that starts with that letter.
These are so fun to explore with and so easy to make!
- Materials:
- toilet taper tubes
- black or dark blue construction paper
- rubber bands
- pin
Make Your Own:
- Tightly wrap the top of each toilet paper tube with a piece of dark or black construction paper (approximately 7″x9″).
- Secure the paper with a rubber band.
- Use a pin to poke holes in letter formations. Don’t forget that many of the letters will need to be formed backwards so that they are the right way when you look into the telescope.
- For older children, write the letter on the paper and let them poke the paper along the lines. (Similar to our Holes in the Alphabet activity.)
- Decorate your telescopes.
You could also use this idea to make number constellations, shape constellations, or even counting constellations (less than 10). The possibilities are endless and these are so much fun to make and explore!
Cindy deRosier
Wednesday 17th of July 2013
I'm the Editorial Assistant for Fun Family Crafts and we would love to feature this project! To do so, we would need a clean photo (no text except a watermark and no borders, etc). If you are interested, please email me at cindy.derosier at gmail.com. Thank you!
Deceptively Educational
Tuesday 16th of July 2013
I love this activity and my sons would too. It's perfect for kids working on letter recognition! I'd love it if you'd link this up to the After School Linky Party on my blog right now (and every Monday): deceptivelyeducational.blogspot.com. I hope you'll make the party a regular stop in your weekly blog surfing!
The Activity Mom
Tuesday 16th of July 2013
Thank you! Yes, I'll head over and link it up. Thanks for the reminder....=)
Mary Catherine
Tuesday 16th of July 2013
I've already pinned this, but I had to stop by and tell you how awesome this activity is! I know my son and my preschool kiddos will love making these. Thanks so much for sharing this with us. :)
The Activity Mom
Tuesday 16th of July 2013
Thank you! We've had so much fun with it. Love that it is made from toilet paper tubes. =)