More Saturn's Rings

Saturn is a class favorite because of the rings!  After learning what they're made of (ice and rocks! The kids really want to ice skate, race, and eat ice cream on the rings of Saturn) we focused a lot on the shape of the rings!

"Saturn's Rings" Play Dough for Fine Motor Skills

We liked the "Saturnesque" shape and small size of the magnet bars.

We also played "Spin Around Saturn" with our hula hoops for gross motor skills!

 We got up to 7 "rings"! Phew! What a workout!

Mars Dough

Mars Dough

Ingredients:

1 C Water

3 C Flour

1 1/2 C Salt

1/4 C Oil

Red Food Color

Cinnamon

Mars Dough! More fun than your regular play dough!  Not only was it great for making the largest planetary volcano (found on Mars) and the largest canyon in the solar system - but it makes some awesome aliens, too!