With this astronomy kit for kids, build and construct a planetarium to explore the night sky and see how it changes throughout the year. Wire up your planetarium to model the motion of the stars and observe how the night sky changes.
 
Includes a step-by-step video tutorial link, illustrated blueprint instructions, all the materials, and a special-edition Tinker Zine magazine to learn more!

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Planetarium

The kit was fantastic, and he loved putting it together.  He LOVED going into a dark room to run a star show .  There are several things that should be improved: 1 - the foam stickers barely held on, and the planetarium pieces constantly threatened to come off the ring - I ended up using scotch tape to tape them all down while he moved on to building the other pieces.  2 - the kit is great, but he could not find information on which constellations were which anywhere, not even on the tinkerzine (I checked - nada)- and I tried to find a printable, but it hasn't been so easy (still haven't succeeded) - it would be great if a one-pager with labeled constellations (just the ones on the planetarium) were provided, so he could identify the constellations in his 'star show'.  

he loved it

This was a fun kit and we used it as a nightlight for a while afterwards. 

Loved it

It was unique and my granddaughter loved it.

A unique activity

This crate led to a lot more family time once we decided to start star gazing at night! We did more research on th concepts we learned and went outside to explore more.

Stargazing family time!

The kit is very well thought-out. The construction is challenging without being beyond the target age-group, and the booklet is a great accompaniment full of useful, intriguing and interesting information in a very accessible format.

A very thoughtful crate

Another great activity from Tinker Crate! Astronomy is a subject that has so many topics, but being able to specify how the sky changes throughout the year through specific niche topics was excuted very well.

Easy astronomy

Not only did he get to work his engineering skills while building, but he also got to explore space and learn about the sky and solar system.

Solar System facts

The content was great! Subject matter was above interest of child at this time, but he was excited to have it for his room at night.

Nice addition to his room

Clear directions, cool info booklet, sturdy materials, beautiful end result!

Love all of the contents!

My son liked this crate a lot! I loved how long it took him to put it together, much longer than others in the past. He’s 8.

Perfect assembly timing

With this astronomy kit for kids, build and construct a planetarium to explore the night sky and see how it changes throughout the year.

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