Make a Star Finder - 
This is a great activity for Beavers or Cubs on a starry winter night.
Learn your way around the night sky by finding some of the star constellations.
The pattern for the Star Finder is included as an Adobe Acrobat file and there is one for each month as the stars move around the sky during the year.
If you want to you can colour or decorate the Star Finder. Then cut it out on the solid lines.
Fold it like this:
Play the Star Finder Game:
- Stick your thumbs and first two fingers into the four pockets on the bottom of the star finder.
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- Ask another person to choose one of the top four squares. Then, depending on the number on the square choosen, open and close the Star Finder that many times(open up and down, close, open side to side, close, etc.,). For example if the number 6 is chosen, open and close the Star Finder 6 times.
- Then, ask the person to look inside the Star Finder and pick one of the four visible constellations. This time, open and close the Star Finder once for each letter to spell out his choice. For example, if he chose "Lyra," you would open and close the Star Finder 4 times, once for each letter: L - Y - R - A.
- Ask the player again to pick one of the four constellations visible. Open the panel to see the name of a constellation (highlighted in red) and then try to find it in the sky.
For some of the months, not every part of the Star Finder may show a highlighted constellation for you to find. In this case, just try to find the constellation that is nearest to the part of the sky you picked. Or, just find any constellation!
