Moving Rocket Craft

What kid doesn’t love the idea of space travel? This moving rocket craft will fire their imagination and help develop their fine motor skills at the same time.

List of Supplies for Moving Rocket Craft

Colored cardstock paper – for the base/ background
Colored craft papers
Pencil
Embroidery thread
A pair of scissors
Craft Glue
Moving Rocket Template

Pacon 101169 Array Card Stock, 65 lb., Letter, Assorted Bright Colors, 100 Sheets/Pack

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Sold as 100/Pack.
For report covers, flyers, postcards and art projects. Use in printers, copiers or typewriters.
Acid-free for archival quality.
Acid-free for archival quality. Contains 10-25% recycled content.
For use with copiers, inkjet printers, laser printers, typewriters. Includes 100 sheets.

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Instructions for Moving Rocket

Step 1

Select colored craft papers of your choice for the rocket craft. Trace the template patterns on the selected craft paper and cut them out nicely.

Step 2

Attach the nose-cone cutout on the top, cone part of the rocket base. Attach the flame cutouts and attach the window glass cutout on the window base cutout.

Step 3

Attach the window pattern to the middle/ center of the rocket base. Attach the thin, border cutout along the bottom edge of the base.

Step 4

Attach the flame pattern to the wide side of the nozzle cutout.

Step 5

Attach the nozzle pattern to the bottom edge of the rocket base.

Step 6

Attach the fin cutouts on both sides of the rocket.

Step 7

Prepare a cardstock sheet for the craft base/ background. It should be big enough to fit and move the rocket by a few inches. Prepare a needle with thread matching the selected cardstock paper.

Step 8

Insert and draw the needle through the cardstock from a corner.

Step 9

Draw the needle out from the opposite diagonal corner. Tie a knot with the open ends of the thread and make sure that the thread is flat and aligned with the background.

Step 10

Turn the cardstock to the front side.

Step 11

Attach the papercraft rocket to the thread, vertically, on the backside.

Step 12

Flip the attached papercraft rocket to the front side.

Step 13

If you pull down the thread on the backside the rocket will move up.

Related Crafts and Projects

We hope you enjoyed the moving rocket craft. If you’re in search of other projects that go well with this one, we’ve got you covered! These are all fun projects and crafts you can do with your kids. They’re ideal for homeschool craft time, as part of a unit study, or to go along with story time as you learn more about space and astronomy!