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Play a game "A Distant Planet" with your kid!

Play a game "A Distant Planet" with your kid!

5 to 8 years
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People are fascinated by the cosmos! It's so exciting to imagine distant planets with blue or green clouds, mythical animals and huge plants...

Let's create a miniature of the world that differs from ours!

You'll need an area for making an unearthly landscape (e.g. a big box with low edges), sand, stones and the following materials:


  • corrugated cardboard
  • gouache, brush, jar of water
  • plasticine, corks, clips, caps, beads, CD discs, wires, springs, etc .
  • glue

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First at all, pour the sand into the box and lay stones - it will be the planet's surface (you can also use: crushed stone, gravel, concrete block, etc.)

Activity picture for Play a game "A Distant Planet" with your kid! in Wachanga

A corrugated sheet will be our starry sky.  Paint sky, stars, planets, comets, etc. - all depends on your imagination and desire of the kid.

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Put the cardboard into the box as it is shown in the photo:

Activity picture for Play a game "A Distant Planet" with your kid! in Wachanga

Now we have the planet's surface and the beautiful starry sky in the background.

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Now you can start making flying saucers and aliens.

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These are the flying saucers and funny fellows you can get!

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So, let's put our aliens on the planet's surface, and start playing!

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Come up with the name of your planet, give the names for inhabitants. Be creative and play with your children!

Make photos of your planet and upload to the App. Add some words about the world you've created and wether you liked the game!

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