From Angry Birds Space to Transformers (retro cartoon version and the newer Rescue Bots), my boys are currently obsessed with all things space! Their room is a very slow work-in-progress with pieces I’m adding in here and there. This quick and easy moon clock is the newest addition.

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If you would like to make your own, here’s what you’ll need:

7″ NASA moon printout onto cardstock (click link to download)
Clock kit (the hour hand in my kit is about 2.35″ long)
6.75″ clock face with pre-drilled hole
Spray mount
Black acrlylic paint
Paintbrush
Enamel model paint in a bright color of your choice (muted blues, gray, and white will not show up against the moon)
Scissors
Pencil

Step 1: Paint the edges and backside of clock with black acrylic paint.

Step 2: When dry, turn upside down so that the widest part of the clock is facedown and centered on your moon printout. With a sharp pencil, trace a circle onto the moon. Slowly and very carefully cut out the moon along the line.

Step 3: Flip the clock back over and place on a large sheet of paper or paper bag to protect your work surface. Spray a fine layer of adhesive.

Step 4: Mounting the moon cutout onto the clock is the trickiest part! I first aligned the bottom (without actually letting the paper touch the clock yet) then aligned left and right. Then I gently laid down the bottom edge of the moon and slowly smoothed the paper upward.

Step 5: With your sharp pencil, gently poke a hole in the center. I held up my clock against some light so I could see the center hole through the paper. Gently widen the hole with the tip of your pencil.

Step 6: With a fine-tipped paintbrush, paint the clockworks pieces and the very top of the clock mechanism shaft. Let dry.

Step 6: Follow the instructions included with the clock kit to assemble the pieces. And you’re done!

P.S. There are larger clock kits available, so you could theoretically make a larger moon clock. The only limitation is being able to print a moon large-format. If your desktop printer only goes up to letter-size like mine, a copy shop would be an easy way to get a larger moon printout.