Outer Space Color By Number

Work on number skills and color matching with this Outer Space Color By Number! It’s perfect for outer space fans, and a fun way to be creative. Add this to your themed outer space learning fun!

With multiple pictures to color, the kids will have a blast creating some fun new artwork for the fridge! Perfect for learners who know multiplication.

I love combining multiple learning methods! This free printable coloring packet allows the kids to fine-tune their math skills while creating an “out-of-this-world “picture!

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What is the learning benefit of this Outer Space Color By Number?

This activity combines space-themed fun with early learning skills! Kids strengthen number recognition, color matching, and fine motor control as they color rockets, planets, and stars, boosting creativity and cognitive development.

I recommend these printables for learners who are familiar with multiplication, as the pages’ math problems are based on this concept.

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What it includes:

Each printable color-by-number page gives the kids a new picture to uncover! While some of the multiplication problems overlap from page to page, they’ll appreciate the repetition to learn the answers!

Fun ways to use this printable:

It’s true that they’ll be coloring and doing math on each page, but these learning pages can be so much more than that!

Here are a few other fun ideas for the kids to branch out and try new activities.

Make a DIY Rocket Craft

Kids can build and decorate their rockets using construction paper, toilet paper rolls, or cardboard scraps. Add flames with tissue paper and create a countdown before blast-off! This reinforces space vocabulary and encourages imaginative play.

Don’t forget to let them show off what they’ve made! It’s the perfect time to slow down and enjoy creativity.

Act Out a Space Adventure

Turn the living room or classroom into a spaceship! Kids can pretend to be astronauts exploring new planets, collecting moon rocks, or dodging asteroids.

This builds storytelling skills and brings space concepts to life through movement and drama.

Create a Constellation with Stickers or Dots

Give kids star stickers or dot markers and black paper to design their own constellations. They can name their star patterns and explain their constellation, boosting creativity and understanding of early science.

More Printable Space Activities for Kids:

Blast off into more learning fun! These printable space activities are perfect for young explorers who want to color, create, and discover the wonders of the galaxy, right from home or the classroom.