This week's dig · Oct 12 to 17

Space week

Rockets, moons and the people who reached for them.

Grab your hard hat

Cartoon toddler sitting on a stack of books, holding up a sparkling blue gem

How old is your reader?

Showing the week for baby and toddler.

Monday

Theme book

Hello, World! Solar System

Jill McDonald

Bright, simple planets for little hands. Point and name each one.

Amazon Bookshop

Tuesday

Theme book

Baby Loves Aerospace Engineering!

Ruth Spiro

Big science made baby-sized. The pictures do most of the talking.

Amazon Bookshop

Wednesday

Theme book

Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me

Eric Carle

The pages fold out, which little ones love. A sweet story about a dad's long climb.

Amazon Bookshop

Thursday

Theme book

Goodnight Moon

Margaret Wise Brown

The classic for a reason. Say goodnight to the real moon out the window after.

Amazon Bookshop

Friday

Kitten's First Full Moon

Kevin Henkes

A kitten thinks the moon is a bowl of milk. Gentle, funny and perfect for bedtime.

Amazon Bookshop

Saturday

Play day

Planet stacking cups

Stack them up, knock them down, and name the planets as you go.

Amazon Target

Craft of the week · for all ages

Paper plate planets

1. Give everyone a paper plate and pick a planet to make. 2. Paint it. Swirl colors for Jupiter, red for Mars, blue for Earth. 3. While it dries, cut a ring from a second plate for Saturn. 4. Add a string and hang them in order across a doorway. 5. Say the order out loud each time you walk under them.

Paper plates: Amazon · Target
Washable tempera paint set: Amazon · Target

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