Here is a picture of our view of the eclipse from the museum!

Step 1. Color the sun, moon, and earth.

Step 2. Cut out the sun, moon, and earth.

​Step 3. Use the hole puncher to punch 1 hole in the center of the sun, moon, and earth. Ask an adult if you need help. 

Step 4. Use the hole puncher to punch 1 whole on each end of each strip of the constriction paper
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Step 5. Using the holes in the sun and the moon, attach the moon to the sun using 1 piece of construction paper and 2 fasteners.

Step 6. Using the holes in the sun and the earth, attach the earth to the sun using the other piece of construction paper and 2 fasteners.

Step 7. Show how a total solar eclipse works by moving the moon in front of the sun. This is what happened on April 8th!

Supplies: 2 pieces of color paper, scissors, pencil, glue stick (optional), and ribbon (optional)

Step 1: Fold both of your papers lengthwise and then unfold them. 

Step 2: Fold both of your papers hamburger style. Draw one half of an oval on each half of your paper. Have the open side of the oval go down to the fold. When we cut out the ovals we want to have 2 long ovals. 

Step 4: Keep the ovals folded, draw 3 straight lines on the ovals, and then cut on the lines. If you don't want the lines on your template showing on your basket, unfold the paper after cutting the 3 lines. Now fold your paper the other way to hide the lines on the inside. 

Step 3: Keep the paper folded and cut out the ovals. This should give you 2 long ovals. 

Step 5: Label the strips on your templates. On your folded oval label the strips D-C-B-A. On the other folded oval label the strips 1-2-3-4.

Step 6: Place the oval on the right side under the oval on the left and rotate them to form a right angle. 

Step 7: To start weaving, take Strip 1 and weave it through the loop of Strip A. ​

Step 8: Weave Strip 1 around Strip B.

Step 9: Wave Strip 1 through the loop of Strip C. 

Step 10: Weave Strip 1 around Strip D. 

Step 12: Do the opposite for Strip 2.
             Take Strip 2 and weave it around Strip A.
             Weave Strip 2 through Strip B.
             Weave Strip 2 around Strip C
             Weave Strip 2 through Strip D. 
​             Push Strip 2 up against Strip 1.             

Step 13: Repeat Steps 7 to 11 for Strip 3. 

Step 14: Repeat Step 12 for Strip 4.

Step 15: Gently push your strips to the edge to form the heart. Erase any pencil marks. 

I hope all of you enjoy your heart basket! We will see you next month for First Friday Storytime on Friday, March 1st at 11:00am and on the blog for next month's activity. 

Have a great month!
​Ms. Marissa

For today we have a fun STEM challenge!

You are going to try and build the tallest tower using only popsicle sticks and clothespins! No glue, or tape, or anything else! Do you think you can do it? I know you can!

Take your time! Remember if your tower falls you can always rebuild it.

Here is a picture of my tower! 

I'm so glad that we both built towers today! I had so much fun!