Solar Eclipse Wreath Craft

A fun solar eclipse wreath craft to do with kids. This is a fun way to show the sequencing on events for a solar eclipse.

Kids can have fun putting the wreath together and seeing the different parts of the solar eclipse.

You can see a total solar eclipse and a variation of the annular solar eclipse with ring of fire. This is a great space wreath you can make with kids.

The Solar Eclipse Wreath Craft is an excellent addition to the space crafts and wreath crafts on the site.

What is a Wreath Craft

A wreath is a collection of items around a circle. It can be used as a seasonal decoration around a house.

Solar Eclipse Wreath Craft

This is a simple wreath for a solar eclipse. You have the five parts of the solar eclipse. You can do a total solar eclipse and annular eclipse, or you could even do a partial solar eclipse wreath.

The wreath is a great way to teach kids about the five stages of a solar eclipse.

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Solar Eclipse Books to Read with this Solar Eclipse Wreath Craft

Total Solar Eclipse: A Stellar Friendship Story is a great one for solar eclipses. And love that it is a fun story and well as facts.

Eclipse by Andy Rash is a fun look at the total solar eclipse and how fun they are. This shows the plans they took to go see a solar eclipse.

Totality!: An Eclipse Guide in Rhyme and Science is full of facts and information about solar eclipse. This a great great science book for kids to learn more about eclipses.

Eclipse: Our Sky’s Most Dazzling Phenomenon is a book coming in 2024 in time for the next Total solar eclipse that has information about solar eclipse and lunar eclipse!

What we used to make the Solar Eclipse Wreath Craft

• paper plate
• yellow glitter cardstock
• black cardstock
• 1 1/2 inch circle punch
• 1 inch circle punch
• glue stick or glue
• cotton swab
• white washable paints
• dot marker metallic shimmer

You use just the 1 1/2 inch circle punch for the Total Solar Eclipse and you use it and the 1 inch circle punch for the annular solar eclipse.

How we made the Solar Eclipse Wreath Craft

You will see the steps below we used to make this total solar eclipse craft. And at the end is changes for annular solar eclipse.

Dot Marker Paint the Paper Plate

We used a black dot marker to paint the paper plate. Dot marker dry quickly and make it great for crafts you want to do in a short time.

You could also use watercolors to paint the paper plate black.

Punch out the Circles

You want to have 5 black circles and 4 yellow circles for the total solar eclipse Wreath. You can do this in advance if you want or let kids do it.

Kids love to use the punches to help make their crafts.

You can see the sizes and how they look below. You want to make sure you have the correct number for the wreath. You only need 4 yellow. And we love using this glitter paper for crafts.

Lay out the Circles in the correct Solar Eclipse Order

After you have the circles punched out, you will have to lay out the circles in the correct order for the solar eclipse. You will notice that the total eclipse is just a black circle.

Glue the Solar Eclipse Together on the Wreath

You see the steps below for putting the eclipse on the wreath.

Start with the Total Eclipse

You paint a circle for while the total eclipse will go. Use you a cotton swab and white paint. This gives it the white background that you see with a total solar eclipse.

Then you glue the black circle on the wreath where you painted. The white paint will stick out behind the black circle for the total solar eclipse.

Glue the Rest of the Solar Eclipse on the Wreath

You want to blue the rest of the sequence of the eclipse around the Total eclipse in order. We went clock wise around the wreath.

Changes for an Annular Solar Eclipse

You will see the changes below to make this an Annular solar eclipse wreath.

Use a Smaller Punch for the Black for the Moon

You want to use a smaller circle punch for the black circles than the yellow glitter paper for the sun. You can see the size difference below. We used 1 inch for the black and 1 1/2 inch for the yellow.

You also want to have 5 of the black and 5 of the yellow glitter.

Gluing the Annular Solar Eclipse

When you place the annular solar eclipse on the wreath you want to make sure the black circles is in the middle of the yellow. And then you follow the directions above for everything else.

Make a fun ring of fire for the wreath.

Solar Eclipse Sequencing

If you want some help with the sequencing of the solar eclipses you can use the Solar Eclipse Sequencing Set to help. It has pictures that show the different types of sequencing for the solar eclipses.

Final look at our Total Solar Eclipse Wreaths & Annular Solar Eclipse Wreath

More Solar Eclipse Printables & Activities

Solar Eclipse Weekly Packs has 6 grade level of packs with prek, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade and fourth grade. You have fun three types of solar eclipse sequencing and activities.

Lunar Eclipse Watercolor Moon is a fun painting craft that kids can do.

Eclipse Mini Book by Royal Baloo is great to learn about solar eclipse and how fun they are for kids.

Solar Eclipse craft for kids with paper plates by JDaniel4’s Mom

Eclipse Recording Sheet Printables works great for the solar eclipse and the lunar eclipse. You can use it for what you are learning.

Check out all the fun Solar Eclipse Printables & Activities on 3 Dinosaurs.

Check out all the fun Space Printables & Activities on 3 Dinosaurs.

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