Star Crafts and Activities Kids Will Love

Here are cute celebration glitter wands you can make to ring in the new year with the kids. They also make fun party crafts for a magical fairy or princess party! Plus they can be used for dress up afterwards.

You'll love this soft colorful playdough recipe that is perfect for out of this world play! Add a touch of stars and glitter for a fun playtime activity. 

These crystal stars made from pipe cleaners and a simple borax solution are SO COOL. They're a real easy science project. The crystals magically form overnight!

Make a stained glass star suncatcher to decorate your windows for Christmas or any time of the year. This easy craft is perfect for kids of all ages.

If you love exploring the galaxy through books or are doing a spaced theme school lesson, these space wreaths are a fun activity. They have stars of all sizes and the planets too.

Learn how to make 3D paper stars from cardstock! Once you form several in a variety of colors, you can hang them from dowels to create a mobile.

This holiday craft is a twist on standard lights – add plastic canvas star Christmas light covers to make them look super cool and modern!

Colorful pom pom popsicle stick stars will look amazing hanging on your Christmas tree or as a bright and cheery bedroom or nursery display all year round.

Learn how to fold these easy origami lucky stars from a single strip of paper. These cute little paper stars are also known as wishing stars and are supposed to bring you luck! They look cute in a little glass jar display.

Create a window display with colorful, translucent stars. You'll learn how to assemble the wooden star base and then add paper. Hang them in the light to see how they shine.

Make these paper stars from recycled brown bags, then stuff them to make them puffy! Use glitter, paint, and other supplies to decorate.

Use easy chalk pastel techniques to create shooting star paintings that are out of this world! Free star templates included.

This magic toothpick star is such a fun experiment for the kids. It's a simple way to have the kids create magic on their very own.

Crumpled paper is easy to make and a simple craft idea for toddlers to enhance their fine motor skills. Use that technique with tissue paper to make these cute star wands.

Using some origami and a little glue, you can create beautiful paper star decor for Christmas or almost any occasion!

Grab some twigs from the yard as the base for these darling star wands! I love the felt tops and all the glitter and string included.

These pretty woven star decorations are not only a fun craft, but they're also e a great activity to talk about mathematics, geometry and patterns with older children (6 +).

I'd never heard of micro lights before, but they look pretty cool with perler beads string on them! Add the stars and you have a pretty cool garland.

Turn old crayons into new crayons in fun shapes kids love! It's easy to do, and the color possibilities are endless.

Make glitter star mobiles with cereal box cardboard, wooden beads, and wire. Children will love decorating one for their room.

These constellation cards are super easy to make and look really effective. They are a quick and simple activity for kids and make lovely Christmas cards.

Are you filling up someone's bucket? Better yet - are you encouraging your child to fill someone else's bucket? Take the time to make this cute star and gift it to someone!

Learn how to make your own star shaped stamp for your child to use for stamping with paint. They are made out of pipe cleaners!

This super fun star craft for kids can be fun for children of all ages. Using a sponge makes it simple but fun. Cut them in various sizes. You can also use glue to stamp and sprinkle glitter on top.

Make a shooting star pom pom shooter with your preschooler and see how far your stars shoot. It is such a fun craft to make and play with together!

Learn how to make 3D paper star ornaments with this simple tutorial. These paper stars make great Christmas ornaments, decorations, and gifts!

Combining math and art to make gorgeous pattern stars is a great STEAM lesson plan. Plus the end result can be used in a variety of projects.

These are actual shooting stars because they are essentially paper airplanes! Add your wish and send your star flying.

Decorate your covered porch or pergola with colorful clouds and stars to brighten your summer nights. This is a great project to decorate any outdoor space for evenings full of star gazing.

Check out our simple and affordable starry night sensory bag - the perfect constellation sensory play for a study of the stars. This is great for preschoolers!

Learn how to make window stars in a rainbow of colors using this simple Waldorf tutorial. The resulting colors are beautiful in the sun.

There are so many things you can use to make these garlands - wallpaper samples, scrapbook paper scraps, cardstock, felt, and more. Cutting the shapes is easy with a cookie cutter.

Use small washers from the hardware store to make these cute DIY star ornaments – kids will love making them with you, and they are so inexpensive!