With some neat little tips.

 

Now you can glue those planets with dowels into the base. Be sure the paint on the base is dry first. Wet paint will make it difficult for glue or hot glue to stick properly. Once the glue is dry you should paint the wooden dowels black like you see me doing here with Jupiter. This gives the diorama a really good look. It makes the planets look like they are floating.

Write up some planet labels and glue them to the base in front of each planet.

 

And you are all done! Don't forget to print up my planet fact sheet to go along with your project.

 

Interested in exploring the night sky? Check out Will's book:

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