No electricity required!

These educational activities, crafts, and experiments will help the kids in your life explore aviation and space. You could even do them with the power out. 

The shape of a rocket composed of brightly colored construction paper shapes laid out against a black background.

Make a Model of a Rocket

Learners of all ages can learn more about how rockets work with these fun and easy models.

 

A black field filled with small paper airplanes made out of cardboard and a Q-tip.

Make a Model Airplane

Make your own (model) airplanes with these easy craft activities for kids, using household materials and no screens.

A hand drawn travel poster reading "Life's a beach for half the year on Kepler-22b"

Design Your Own Travel Poster

Ages 9+ | 15 mins | Drawing

What would you draw to convince someone to travel somewhere new?

A homemade wind stream has a bright green paper ring, with strips of a plastic bag flowing out behind it showing the direction of the wind.

Make a Wind Streamer

Ages 6+ | 30 min | Craft

Make a wind streamer to help you learn more about the wind outside, just like pilots.