Join us in this exciting and educational food craft adventure as we explore the moon phases using everyone’s favorite treat, Oreo cookies! 🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑
In this video, we’ll show you how to create a sweet and visually captivating representation of the moon’s phases. It’s a fantastic hands-on activity for kids to learn about astronomy while satisfying their taste buds.
Get ready for a delicious journey through the lunar cycle, from the full moon to the new moon and everything in between. You’ll need just a few simple ingredients and some Oreo cookies to get started. It’s easy, fun, and out-of-this-world tasty!
Whether you’re a teacher looking for a creative classroom project or a parent seeking a fun and educational activity to do with your kids, this Oreo moon phases craft is perfect for you. So, grab your Oreo cookies and let’s embark on a sweet journey to explore the moon together!
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Instructions:
- Prepare Your Oreos: Twist open your Oreo cookies and use a knife to shape the cream filling to represent the different moon phases.
- Create Your Moon Phases: Arrange the cookies on a paper plate in order from the full moon to the new moon.
- Label the Phases: Use markers to label each phase of the moon around your plate.
- Enjoy and Learn: Discuss each moon phase as you enjoy your tasty creation!
The Oreo cookies can be used to represent the eight main phases of the moon:
- New Moon: No cream visible (all the cream is removed from the cookie half).
- Waxing Crescent: A small sliver of cream on the right side.
- First Quarter: Half of the right side is covered in cream.
- Waxing Gibbous: More than half of the right side is covered in cream, but not completely full.
- Full Moon: The entire surface is covered in cream.
- Waning Gibbous: More than half of the left side is covered in cream, but not completely full.
- Last Quarter or Third Quarter: Half of the left side is covered in cream.
- Waning Crescent: A small sliver of cream on the left side.
Using these phases, you can create a full lunar cycle with your Oreo cookies, making it a fun and delicious way to learn about the moon!