Are you looking for a fun and creative activity to do with your little astronomers? How about making some adorable planet bookmarks together? These cute creations aren’t just for holding your place in a book, they are for sparking curiosity about our solar system.

What I love about this bookmark craft is it doubles as a great homeschool learning activity. While you’re turning planets into bookmarks, you can turn it into a whole lesson. Identifying planets suddenly is so much more fun when you’re doing a craft too. Throw in these Trace and Color Planet Worksheets and some books about planets and you expand the lesson even more.

Scroll down to get started on your solar system bookmark craft with our easy-to-follow instructions, printable template, and craft supplies you likely already have on hand.

Bookmark craft supplies

For this fun solar system bookmark craft, you’ll need these supplies:

Colored paper – construction paper or card stock
Craft sticks
Glue
Pencil
Scissors
Printable template

How to make a solar system bookmark

Step 1

Before you get started, make sure to pull out all your supplies so you’re ready to go! Once you’ve done that, pick out your desired colored papers to use for the planets.

Step 2

Start with the sun by choosing yellow and orange papers for the sun.. Trace the base (with the rays) of the sun onto the orange paper. Trace the other patterns (circles) of the sun on yellow paper.

Step 3

Now do the planet Earth. You’ll need blue and green paper for Earth. Trace the base (circle) of Earth on blue paper. Then trace the land patterns for the Earth on green paper.

Step 4

Cut out the pieces you traced.

Step 5

Next, glue the bigger yellow circle pattern of the sun to the center of the orange base.

Step 6

Then, glue the other circle cutout of the sun to the center of the big circle.

Step 7

Glue the green land paper cutouts for the planet Earth onto the round blue base.

Step 8

Glue the sun and planet Earth onto a craft stick to complete the bookmarks.

Step 9

Repeat similar steps from above for the other planets, let dry, grab your favorite book, and you are done!

Step 10

Check out the image below for inspiration for the moon and other planets.

Making planet bookmarks with your kids is not only a fun and creative activity, but it also provides a great opportunity for learning about our solar system. By planet identification worksheets and book, this craft becomes a valuable homeschool lesson. With the printable template and common craft supplies, this craft is an easy project to incorporate into your lesson or your day.

Favorite Solar System Books

The Planets Look Inside Space The Planets in Our Solar System The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System Me and My Place in Space My First Book of Planets: All About the Solar System for Kids The Sun and the Moon The Sky Is Full of Stars There’s No Place Like Space! All About Our Solar System

Solar System Bookmarks

Materials

Colored paper - construction paper or card stock
Craft sticks
Glue
Pencil
Scissors
Printable template

Instructions

Before you get started, make sure to pull out all your supplies so you're ready to go! Once you've done that, pick out your desired colored papers to use for the planets.
Start with the sun by choosing yellow and orange papers for the sun.. Trace the base (with the rays) of the sun onto the orange paper. Trace the other patterns (circles) of the sun on yellow paper.
Now do the planet Earth. You'll need blue and green paper for Earth. Trace the base (circle) of Earth on blue paper. Then trace the land patterns for the Earth on green paper.
Cut out the pieces you traced.
Next, glue the bigger yellow circle pattern of the sun to the center of the orange base.
Then, glue the other circle cutout of the sun to the center of the big circle.
Glue the green land paper cutouts for the planet Earth onto the round blue base.
Glue the sun and planet Earth onto a craft stick to complete the bookmarks.
Repeat similar steps from above for the other planets, let dry, grab your favorite book, and you are done.
Check out the image for inspiration for the moon and other planets.

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