The imagination is truly a wonderful thing… Watching it unfold in each of my children has been one of my favorite parts of parenting. Ignite a child’s imagination and they will forever be learning.
Back in 2009, Xander was getting into everything “space” related. One day, he ran up to me to show off his latest costume which consisted of his sleeping bag backpack, a small laundry basket and dog ears that stood in for his headset.
“Mom, when you grow up, do you want to be an astronaut too?”
Well, fast forward a few more years and we were officially learning about astronomy in our studies. These three boys of mine were obsessed yet again. We discovered the book, Moon Shot, and fell in love. I promptly went out and bought our family a copy. It is a mesmerizing book that draws you into the drama and adventure of that first trip to the moon. I couldn’t help but think about what a perfect gift combination it would make with our astronaut costume. Sometime in the last several years, our space-obsessed boys also received this Space Mission playset. It has been played with so many times and still routinely comes out from time to time.
So here you go…
The perfect gift set for a kid who loves everything outerspace!
Orange Astronaut costume (it comes in white too)
Moon Shot: The Flight of Apollo 11
Blog Posts on our Astronomy Unit
InCognito Testing: A Homeschool Mom’s Secret Weapon {Comets}
Heroes in History and Faith: Johannes Kepler
Rainy Day Reading: More Astronomy Books
Why Shouldn’t We Look at the Sun: An Experiment
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