The Moon and its Phases

D has been fascinated with the moon lately. His grandma always says, "Love you to the moon and back." They have a song they sing together about the moon. And his favorite shape lately seems to be a "crescent moon."

The other night D asked someone where the moon was, and they responded with, "The moon is still sleeping, so we can't see it." Hmm, no thank you. Please don't tell my son silly things like that!

And this is how we began our moon study. :)

We had oreos at home, so why not make studying taste good? We also love to play with our food here. I mean, doesn't every child? 

We talked about the different phases. I am aware that there are eight, but considering these guys are not in school yet, we kept it simple.

New moon! 

Crescent moon! 

Eat the moon!

I arranged the oreo moons in order on the table. If they could name it, they could eat it. 

D and I lit up our moons tonight. Then we stepped outside to see what phase the moon was in. 

It was cloudy, but through the clouds he thought it looked pretty full. I checked, and the full moon is only two days away...

He lit up our full moon. Considering we're keeping this simple, he was right.

I think we'll put these up on the wall in his room and he can enjoy the moonlight without having to go outside.

Good Night, Moon!

If your child is into the moon, or space, check out some of our past studies:

 A Look Into Outer Space

Aliens, Planets and a Space Ship!