July 20th marks the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, and we're ready to celebrate!
You can join in through library storytimes at all branches where we'll sing songs and hear wonderful books about that big, beautiful ball in the sky. While you're there, check out some books by typing in the tag: #goodnightmoon.
At home you can prepare a snack of moon rocks, then climb into an imaginary rocket ship! To keep busy on the long flight, you read the books you brought home, and sing some of the moon songs below to pass the time!
Moon Rocks
These edible Moon Rocks are as lumpy and bumpy as the surface of the moon, but probably a bit more tasty! Enlist the help of your "astrokids" to whip up a batch of these delicious Moon Rocks.
Ingredients for one batch:
24 oz. white baking chocolate
1 c. peanuts
1 c. pretzels
10 oz. bag M&M's®
10 oz. bag mini-marshmallows
paper baking cups
spoon
Directions: Melt the white chocolate in a large microwaveable container. Stir in the remaining ingredients until everything is well coated. Have child scoop a large spoonful of the mixture into his/her baking cup. Chill until the mixture sets (about half an hour). Makes approximately 25 servings. (Found at https://www.poudrelibraries.org/)
You can then explore NASA Kids' Club to see pictures and interactive space activities, including the Kids' Club Picture Show. You can also enjoy this montage of the moon landing from 1969.
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Blast Off!
Zoom Zoom Zoom
Were going to the moon
Zoom Zoom Zoom
Were going to the moon
We'll climb aboard a rocket ship
And go upon a little trip
Zoom Zoom Zoom
Were going to the moon
5. .4. .3. .2. .1. . Blast off.
Climb aboard the Spaceship!
Sung to: "Itsy Bitsy Spider"
Climb aboard the spaceship,
We're going to the moon.
Hurry and get ready,
We're going to blast off soon.
Put on your helmets
And buckle up real tight.
Here comes the countdown,
Let's count with all our might.
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1---BLAST OFF!!
Sally Go ‘Round the Sun
Sally go round the sun, (circle left)
Sally go round the moon. (circle right)
Sally go round the stars, (circle left)
Every afternoon. (circle right)
Astronaut Poem
Five brave astronauts floated into space.
The first one disappeared without a trace.
The second one somersaulted past the moon.
The third one entered the atmosphere too soon.
The fourth one took off counting ten to zero.
And the fifth one landed safely like a hero
We're Flying
Sung to: "The Farmer in the Dell"
We're flying to the moon
We're flying to the moon.
Blast off, away we go
We're flying to the moon.
Other verses:
We're going in a spacecraft
We're walking out in space
We're landing on the moon
We're collecting moon rocks
We're flying back to Earth
We're landing on the Earth