Astronaut space helmets

Children craft astronaut helmets from paper grocery bags and take off on an imaginary mission.

Steps

1. We recount Yuri Gagarin's historic orbit and modern space missions.
2. Children decorate a paper grocery bag with a pre-cut visor window.
3. They paste on foil antennae, control buttons, and communication badges.
4. Wearing helmets, we count down from 10 to blast off on our space walk.

Tip: Cut the visor opening comfortably large so children have completely unobstructed vision.

Materials needed

• Paper grocery bags (1 per child)
• Aluminum foil (1 roll)