[casstony]

I'm looking for ideas on how to keep young kids entertained under the night sky. If my scope is set up before the kids are in bed they love to be out there with me, but it's a struggle to keep coming up with new ideas.

The moon and Saturn always please them. The biggest hit so far was when I pointed out the bright light moving through the stars, then explained that it was a space station with people in it and that they got there in a rocket: my 7yo daughter was jumping up and down shouting "wow that's amazing". My 3yo boy is keen but struggling with the basics; he says he can see the moon even when even when I can see the eyepiece projecting a circle of light onto his forehead. He also gets really angry on the trampoline when he can't jump all the way up to the sky.

So if you have good experiences with kids to share, I'd like to hear them.
-Tony