Space Travel Stories
An out-of-this-world imagination helps you write and illustrate a space adventure.
1. Research information from several sources about the first walk in space. Interview family members or neighbors who may remember this walk, and find out their reactions to it.
2. Use Crayola® Metallic Crayons, Colored Pencils, and/or Gel Markers on dark paper to create a picture of an early or super-modern space vehicle. Include a window view of the inside of the vehicle showing you (as a person or alien) traveling through space. Add details to the surrounding space, including shooting stars, planets, satellites, flying debris, and other space vehicles.
3. With metallic colored pencils on white paper, write about what you saw on the adventure. Write whole sentences.
4. Cut your sentences into strips with Crayola Scissors. Arrange the sentences into paragraph groups that tell about one part of the trip. Leave out or rewrite any sentences that don't fit well into a paragraph.
5. Rewrite your story in metallic colors, making each group of sentences a different color. Add a cool metallic border and display with your space vehicle drawing.
Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project. Observe children closely and intervene as necessary to prevent potential safety problems and ensure appropriate use of arts and crafts materials. Some craft items, particularly beads and buttons, are potential choking hazards for young children. Avoid use of such small parts with children younger than 3 years. Craft items such as scissors, push pins and chenille sticks may have sharp points or edges. Avoid use of materials with sharp points by children younger than 4 years. Read all manufacturers' safety warnings before using arts and craft supplies.
Scissors—ATTENTION: The cutting edges of scissors are sharp and care should be taken whenever cutting or handling. Blunt-tip scissors should be used only by children 4 years and older. Pointed-tip scissors should be used only by children 6 years and older.
- Write a theme story with a humorous twist, such as send a talking banana into space to visit fictional fruity planets. Illustrate funny scenes using Crayola Metallic FX Crayons. Add the text with Crayola Metallic Colored Pencils on dark paper. Share with classmates.
- Send your space traveler to a new planet to discover a new metallic color. Write a story about how the color was discovered and its amazing powers! Choose one Crayola Metallic FX Crayon to represent the new color in your story. Design a front cover and illustrations for your story using that crayon.
- Younger children and those with special needs may need assistance with writing stories. Invite older students or parent volunteers to transcribe children's ideas for them. Students can create star and planet borders around transcribed stories.
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