Galaxy Jar Kids Activity

Learning about the Galaxy has been so much fun for my kids and me. We have enjoyed every step of the way and there is still more to come. This week get dove into making these Galaxy Jars.

From start to finish these took about 10 minutes or so to do. We feel what was so neat about these Galaxy jars was that we did the exact same steps to each jar but they came out totally different.

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Galaxy Jar Kids Activity

What you need

Mason Jar

Craft Paints, pink, blue, black, purple

Cotton Balls– We used almost 200 balls for 4 jars.

Water

Glitter, silver

Craft Sticks, optional

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How to Make the Galaxy Jar

Fill your mason jar 1/4^th of the way with water. Add a generous amount of glitter to the water. Squeeze your first color of paint into the jar. We kind of did a circle swirl.

Put the lid on the jar tight and shake- Mixing the color and glitter together.

Remove lid and use the cotton balls, stretched out thin, in the jar. We used craft sticks to maneuver the cotton to the edges. Be careful not to press the cotton into the jar. You want it to be loose versus compacted.

Once the cotton soaks up the majority of the water, fill the jar about 1/3^rd of the way with more water. Add your next color and a little more glitter if you desire. I grabbed the mouth of the jar a few times and twisted it, kind of spinning it a little to get the color to mix. The color pattern we used was: blue, pink, purple, black, (optional pink or blue on top).

Add more stretched out cotton balls to the new color water. Continue to repeat these steps until you reach the top of the jar.

Finish the top with cotton balls, do not compact down. Screw on the lid. (Optional- we tipped our jars upside down to mix it and spun them in circles. You do not have to do this but it is pretty neat to see it all mix)

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Galaxy Jar Kids Activity

Course: Kids Craft

Cuisine: Craft

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Servings: 1 Jar

A fun way for your kids to hold the galaxy in their hands.

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What You Need

• Mason Jar
• Craft Paint pink, blue, black, purple
• Cotton Balls
• Water
• Glitter silver
• Craft Sticks optional

Directions

1. Fill your mason jar 1/4th of the way with water. Add a generous amount of glitter to the water. Squeeze your first color of paint into the jar. We kind of did a circle swirl.
2. Put the lid on the jar tight and shake- Mixing the color and glitter together.
3. Remove lid and use the cotton balls, stretched out thin, in the jar. We used craft sticks to maneuver the cotton to the edges. Be careful not to press the cotton into the jar. You want it to be loose versus compacted.
4. Once the cotton soaks up the majority of the water, fill the jar about 1/3rd of the way with more water. Add your next color and a little more glitter if you desire. I grabbed the mouth of the jar a few times and twisted it, kind of spinning it a little to get the color to mix.
5. Add more stretched out cotton balls to the new color water. Continue to repeat these steps until you reach the top of the jar.
6. Finish the top with cotton balls, do not compact down. Screw on the lid. (Optional- we tipped our jars upside down to mix it and spun them in circles. You do not have to do this but it is pretty neat to see it all mix)