39+ Moon Printables & Activities For Kids

The moon is such a great theme to learn about. It is a favorite for us. Did you know that you can study the moon all year?

Plus, there is always the anniversary of the moon landing in July, plus it is National Moon Day! And we are going to the moon again. It would be fun to have a collection of moon ideas that we can use.

I love that there is so much we can learn about the moon just by watching it in the night sky.

You are going to find moon printables, moon crafts, and moon activities for kids

39+ Moon Printables & Activities - fun activities around the moon and lunar eclipse for kids. You have moon printables, moon crafts, moon paintings and moon activities for kids to learn about the moon. - 3Dinosaurs.com

The Moon Printables & Activities are a great addition to the space activities on the site.

What is the Moon?

The moon is Earth’s only natural satellite. It was called this below people learned of other moon around other planets. It has a 28 day cycle that changes the shape of the moon as it travels around around the Earth

I have gathered a few of 3 Dinosaurs moon posts plus posts from other bloggers to help you find great moon activities to do with kids. They are sorting below by printables and hands-on crafts and activities.

We have included links to some of the products and resources we have used with this activity. If you purchase via the links we may earn a small commission.

Our Favorite Moon Books for Kids

One of our favorite moon books is The Moon Book by Gail Gibbons. It has great information about the moon!

Another great book is The Moon Seems to Change. It is another book that works great with the phases of the moon mats.

Things to use with the Moon Printable & Activities

A jump to the moon printables and activities you are looking for. These are all the sections you will find below.

Moon Printable Packs
Moon ABC Printable
Moon Learning to Read Printables
Moon Number Printable
Other Moon Printables
Moon Crafts for Kids
Moon Painting For Kids
Moon Sensory Bins
Other Moon Activities

Moon Printables

This has all my collection of moon printable and activities that you can use with kids.

Moon Printable Packs

1. Phases of the Moon Weekly Packs Printable

Phases of the Moon Weekly Packs has 6 grade level of packs with prek, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade and fourth grade. You have fun phases of the moon sequencing and activities.

2. Bat & Moon Activity Pack Printable

Bat Activity Pack: Prewriting, Shapes, ABCs & Numbers - with a mix of easy reader books, clip cards, no-prep worksheets and tracing strips all with the bat and spider theme - 3Dinosaurs.com

Bat & Moon Activity Pack has 189 pages of printables with shapes, prewriting, ABCs and number. You have clip cards, easy reader books, tracing strips and more.

Click here to go back to the Moon Printables & Activities Menu

Moon ABC Printables

3. Space ABC Planet and Moon Matching Printable

Free Space ABC Planet and Moon Matching Printable with matching uppercase and lowercase letters for kids with a planet with the letter and four moons for each planet. A great hands-on letter activity for kids - 3Dinosaurs.com

Space ABC Planet and Moon Matching Printable has a planet with a uppercase letter and moons to sort with lowercase letters for kids. This is a great prek and kindergarten moon printable.

Click here to go back to the Moon Printables & Activities Menu

Moon Learning to Read Printables

4. Sequencing: The Moon Landing Printable

Space Sequencing Sets - with clip cards, task cards, no-prep worksheets and easy reader books $ - 3Dinosaurs.com #printablesforkids #sequencingforkids #summerprintables #spaceprintables #tpt #teacherspayteachers

Sequencing: The Moon Landing has the first moon landing in order of events. You have easy reader books, clip cards, order the moon phases and phases of the moon worksheets.

5. Sequencing: Phases of the Moon Printable

Sequencing: Phases of the Moon Printable has all 8 phases of the moon that can be done with all 8 or in four parts of the moon phases. You have easy reader books, clip cards, order the moon phases and phases of the moon worksheets.

6. Going to the Moon Easy Reader Book Printable

Free Going To The Moon Easy Reader Book- 8 page book with people from the first moon landing, about going and coming back - 3Dinosaurs.com

Going to the Moon Easy Reader Book is a fun book about the Apollo 11 moon landing. It has the people that went, going to the moon and coming back to Earth.

Click here to go back to the Moon Printables & Activities Menu

Moon Number Printable

7. Planet & Moon Counting Mats Printable

Free Planet & Moon Themed Counting Mats: 1 to 10 - 10 mat in with a option for the black or white background - 3Dinosaurs.com

Planet & Moon Counting Mats are a great way to work on counting from 1 to 10 with playdough mat and ten frame.

8. Crescent Moon Dot the Number & Counting Printable

Halloween Themed Dot the Number & Count the Dot: Candy Corn, Spider Webs and Crescent Moon - numbers 0 to 20 with dot marker activities for kids to work on numbers and counting with Halloween themes - 3Dinosaurs.com

You will have fun with numbers using the Crescent Moon Dot the Number & Counting printables. They have numbers 0 to 20. You can dot the number and count the dots on the moon.

Click here to go back to the Moon Printables & Activities Menu

Moon Shape Printable

9. Bat & Moon Shape Easy Reader Book Printable

Free Bat & Moon Shape Easy Reader Book - a simple 10 page shape book with 9 shapes for kids to learn with a fun bat and moon theme - 3Dinosaurs.com

Bat & Moon Shape Easy Reader Book has 9 fun shapes for kids to learn about. You can read the sentence and trace the moon shape.

Click here to go back to the Moon Printables & Activities Menu

Other Moon Printables

10. Moon Landing Gross Motor Dice Printable

Free Moon Themed Gross Motor Dice - 6 action movements included with dice and dice inserts - 3Dinosaurs.com #space #themoon #grossmotor #freeprintable

Get kids moving with the Moon Landing Gross Motor Dice. It is a fun way to retell the landing with gross motor activity. It has 6 movements you can use with kids.

11. Eclipse Recording Sheet: Lunar or Solar Printable

Eclipse Recording Sheet: Lunar or Solar is an easy way to record what you see during a lunar or solar eclipse.

12. Lunar & Solar Eclipse Printables & Activities

Lunar & Solar Eclipse Printables & Activities has all the solar eclipse and lunar eclipse printables for kids to check out. You can use these ideas for learning about the moon and its part if eclipses.

13. Phases of the Moon Bookmarks with Journal Printable

Free Phases of the Moon Bookmarks with an observation journal kids can fill out - options for both hemispheres - 3Dinosaurs.com

Phases of the Moon Bookmarks with Journal is a great way to learn the phases of the moon. Plus, have a recording sheet to keep track of daily moon observance.

14. Phases of the Moon Fine Motor Mats Printable

Free Phases of the Moon Fine Motor Mat Printables - with the phases of the moon templates, phases of the moon tracing, and phases of the moon dot marker pages for learning the 8 phases of the moon with kids. - 3Dinosaurs.com

Phases of the Moon Fine Motor Mats Printable has all 8 phases of the moon with coloring, tracing, and dot marker. A great way to have learning a little science and some fine motor.

Click here to go back to the Moon Printables & Activities Menu

Additional Moon and Lunar Eclipse Printables

15. Eclipse Easy Reader Printable

Eclipse Easy Reader by Royal Baloo has a lot of information about eclipes in this fun book.

16. How to Draw an Astronaut with an Algorithm Printable

How to Draw an Astronaut with an Algorithm by JDaniel4’s Mom is a great drawing printable that you can use with kids.

17. The Best Moon Activities for Kids

The Best Moon Activities for Kids – Montessori Inspired Astronomy by Natural Beach Living has a great phases of the moon printable.

18. Moon Cheese and “The Hungry Moon” Printable Placemat

Moon Cheese and “The Hungry Moon” Printable Placemat by Arts and Crackers has this cute placemat you can use with kids.

19. Moon Journal Printable

Astronomy for Kids: Moon Journal by Buggy and Buddy is another great moon journal you can use!

20. Apollo 11 Printables

Teaching Kids about Apollo 11 by Kids World Citizen has information about Apollo 11 for kids.

Moon Themed Crafts & Activities

You will find crafts, activities, sensory bins, and more, all with a moon theme.

Moon Crafts for Kids

Fun moon crafts that you can do with kids.

21. Washi Tape Moon Craft

Washi Tape Moon - fun fine motor moon craft for kids to make - 3Dinosaurs.com

Fun to Make Washi Tape Moon is a great fine motor craft that kids can do with gray colored washi tape. It is simple and easy to prepare and make.

22. Phases Of the Moon Wreath Craft

Easy to Make Phases Of the Moon Wreath - easy way to make a phases of the moon wreath for a space themed craft - 3Dinosaurs.com

Easy to Make Phases Of the Moon Wreath is a fun way to teach kids the phases while doing a fun craft.

23. Model of the Phases of the Moon Craft

Model of the Phase of the Moon with Midnight at the Moon - a fun 3D model to make to show the phase of the moon and how it goes around the Earth - 3Dinosaurs.com

You can make a fun 3D Model of the Phases of the Moon. A fun way to see way the moon moves around the Earth.

Click here to go back to the Moon Printables & Activities Menu

Moon Painting For Kids

24. Watercolor Moon: Lunar Eclipse Painting

Watercolor Moon: Lunar Eclipse - a great painting project to do with the lunar eclipse - 3Dinosaurs.com

Watercolor Moon: Lunar Eclipse is a watercolor activity for when the moon is fully covered and looks red. It is simple and easy to make.

25. Watercolor Moon Painting

Process Art: Watercolor Moon - a fun art project for a moon theme - 3Dinosaurs.com

Process Art: Watercolor Moon is a great moon project for kids to do. Plus fun to see how it turns out.

26. Watercolor & Oil Pastel Night Sky Painting

Watercolor & Oil Pastel Night Sky - a fun art project for a night sky theme with a full moon - 3Dinosaurs.com

Watercolor & Oil Pastel Night Sky is a fun night sky painting activity. You have a full moon and stars on this really fun painting.

27. Paper Roll Painted Moon Painting

Paper Roll Painted Moon - a simple full moon painting that kids can make with paper roll. Super easy to make and loads of fun to display. - 3Dinosaurs.com

Paper Roll Painted Moon Painting is a moon made by stamping paper rolls on paper. A fun activity to do.

Click here to go back to the Moon Printables & Activities Menu

Moon Sensory Bins

28. Kinetic Sand Space Moon Walking Sensory Bin

Kinetic Sand Space Moon Walking Sensory Bin - an easy way to explore the moon landing and have sensory fun - 3Dinosaurs.com

Kinetic Sand Space Moon Walking Sensory Bin is a great sensory bin with a moon landing theme. Kids can make fun playing with all the space theme and doing their own moon landing activity.

Click here to go back to the Moon Printables & Activities Menu

Other Moon Activities

Check out these other moon and lunar eclipse ideas:

29. Moon Activities for Hands on Space Science

Moon Activities for Hands on Space Science by Royal Baloo is a great look at the moon and how it moves around the Earth.

30. Sun and Moon Crafts

Sun and Moon Crafts- Total Solar Eclipse Painted Paper Plates by JDaniel4’s Mom is a great craft you can make to see how an eclipse works.

31. How to Make an Oatmeal Container Pinhole Camera for Eclipse

How to Make an Oatmeal Container Pinhole Camera for Eclipses by JDaniel4’s Mom shows you how to make a camera for watching the eclipse.

32. 7 Lunar Eclipse Activities and Videos for Kids

7 Lunar Eclipse Activities and Videos for Kids by KC Edventures has great resources for learning more about lunar eclipses.

33. 7 Lunar Eclipse Activities and Videos for Kids

Make a Moon Phase Viewer by What We Do All Day is great for making your own projection on the wall of the phases of the moon and a great moon puzzle as well.