Free Star Cartography Club printables
Tiny stargazers. A sky full of questions.
Choose the version that fits your child today. Start with coloring, share an early activity, or settle into a bigger investigation. Every complete pack is free in US Letter and A4.
Age ranges are a starting point. Follow your child’s interests and comfort, and explore together. No account or email form is needed.
Little Sky Coloring
Eight coloring-only pages with bold outlines, roomy shapes and a friendly theme character. Drawings are simplified pictures and pretend characters, not scientific diagrams.
8 printable pages · 8 coloring pages
Offer one page at a time and follow the child's interest. Stop whenever they are ready.
A raccoon under the moon
A real page from the coloring-only pack.
A crescent moon
A real page from the coloring-only pack.
Ready to print and color
Print any page in portrait on the matching paper size. Coloring only: there are no puzzles, tracing tasks, cutting pieces or expected answers. Scribbling and coloring outside the lines are welcome.
What you’ll need
- The printed pages
- Chunky crayons
- A grown-up nearby
All 8 pages, in print order
- A raccoon under the moon
- A crescent moon
- A big star
- A ringed planet
- A telescope
- Our round world
- A pretend sky picture
- Looking at the sky
Little Sky Explorers
Sixteen read-aloud sky activities for ages 4-6: count star symbols, trace invented patterns, match maps, notice near and far, and draw a pretend night sky. Includes two grownup pages.
18 printable pages · 16 activities + 2 grown-up support pages
About 5-10 minutes per activity, at your child's pace
Hello, little sky explorer!
A real page from the read-aloud activity pack.
Find the matching sky map
A real page from the read-aloud activity pack.
Ready to print and explore
Print at actual size on US Letter or A4. Black-and-white friendly. These invented paper sky maps need no cutting, glue, telescope, screen, or outdoor observation.
What you’ll need
- Printed pages
- Crayons or a pencil
- A grownup to read and talk together
All 18 pages, in print order
- Hello, little sky explorer!
- Sky picture pairs
- Count the star pictures
- Trace an invented star path
- Same stars, two pictures
- One star is missing
- Find the matching sky map
- Near and far on paper
- Big dot, bright symbol
- Point the paper telescope
- Earth has a day side
- Above the little house
- A cloud hides some stars
- The Moon in two skies
- Draw your own sky map
- A pretend telescope view
- A little guide for grownupsGrown-up support page
- Answers and conversationsGrown-up support page
Star Cartography Club: ages 7–10
Tiny stargazers. A sky full of questions.
Join a raccoon astronomer and a moth assistant for a paper expedition through the night sky. Plot coordinates, repair a star map, rotate patterns and build a model that reveals why stars can look close together while being far apart. Explore Earth's motion, telescope lenses and fictional observing records, then fold a pocket star atlas.
20 activity pages + 4 guide, answer and reference pages.
The complete bundle. Completely free.
US Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) is ready for your home printer. A4 is also available. No email form. No separate MomoMango account.
Just the coloring sheet (PNG)Choose another age
little people, wonderfully big ideas ♡A few pages from the bundle.
Your star-mapping club guide
Meet the illustrated guides, gather supplies and choose a route through the astronomy activities.
Build a depth display
Cut three standing star cards, attach them to the base and investigate how the view changes.
Follow the telescope light
Trace three rays through a simplified two-lens telescope and find where they meet.
A whole bundle of things to try.
Explore a few activities at a time, returning to the model when a new question comes up. Print the pages you need, and follow the numbered sequence for activities that build on earlier results.
Print single-sided. Page 9 supplies the depth-display base and matching star cards; page 21 folds into a pocket atlas. No telescope or outdoor observation is needed.
Gather a few simple things.
- The printed pack
- A pencil and crayons
- Child-safe scissors
- Glue or tape
- Optional: scrap card to stiffen the star stands
- A grown-up to help with reading and cutting
All 24 pages, in print order
- Star Cartography ClubSupport page
- Read a sky-map key
- Plot the Lantern
- Repair the star copy
- One sky, two pictures
- Turn the map
- Bright does not mean big
- Same direction, different depth
- Build a depth display
- Move the viewpoint
- Above the horizon
- A turning Earth
- Spin or orbit?
- The year's night directions
- Choose the right chart
- Pattern or sky region?
- Follow the telescope light
- A bigger light collector
- Plan a paper sky survey
- Read the observing record
- Fold a pocket star atlas
- For the grown-upSupport page
- Answers: activities 1-10Support page
- More answers and sourcesSupport page
A few little ways
to play.
Start with the printable. See where their imagination takes it.
Give the same dots two stories
Make different pictures from the same star positions. Talk about the difference between a pattern we draw and the stars themselves.
Change where you look from
Build the standing star model, then compare the view from the front and a front corner, keeping all three star faces visible. A flat sky map can hide a lot of distance.
Make a pocket atlas
Gather the ideas in a small folded atlas. Let your child explain one map, one model and one question they still have.
Easy on your printer. Ready for their crayons.
Use the PDF that matches your paper, print in portrait, and check the preview before you start. Choose “Fit to printable area” if your printer clips the edges. Read our printing guide.
This theme has separate packs for ages 2–4, 4–6 and 7–10. Choose the pages that suit your child. Find a comfortable level.
What if your child led the star-mapping expedition?
Take this interest into a personalized coloring storybook starring your child and their people. Your story idea will be waiting in the studio. The free activity bundle stays available here whenever you need it.
Start their coloring storybookThe studio currently uses sample artwork. Live personalization and print ordering are coming with connected services.A few things you
might be wondering.
Which age version should I choose?
The ages 2–4 pack contains eight coloring pages only. The ages 4–6 pack has sixteen early activities and two grown-up support pages. The ages 7–10 investigation has twenty activities and four support pages. Preview each version above and choose what fits your child's interests and comfort today.
Are these real observing charts?
No. The pack uses invented maps and simplified diagrams to teach coordinates, patterns and viewpoints. They are labeled as practice models. A real observing chart must match your location, date and time.
Do we need a telescope?
No. The complete sequence works on paper with drawing and cutting supplies. The telescope activities use diagrams, and the guide explains their limits.
Can my child star in the expedition?
The separate studio can start a personalized coloring storybook with your child and their chosen people exploring an imaginary star-mapping adventure. The free astronomy activities remain ready-made.
What am I allowed to do with these free printables?
Print and enjoy them with your family, your classroom, or at a non-commercial event. You may not resell the artwork or redistribute the files as your own. Share this page’s link so other families can download their own copy.
Do I need to upload a photo or enter my email?
You do not need to upload photos or complete an email form for these packs. They download directly from this page. The separate book studio saves your family profiles and stories.
There’s more to color.
Paper Computer Engineering
Ages 2–4, 4–6 & 7–10Coloring, early activities & a full investigationBuilder bundle · Computer engineering
Atoms to Electricity
Ages 2–4, 4–6 & 8–11Coloring, early activities & a full investigationKnowledge bundle · Nuclear science