Talking about the moon and stars with Veronika prompted me to follow up with this cute mobile craft. There are two ways to make it, mine decidedly more of a hack, but it worked in a pinch!

For the easy version, I wanted to purchase a mobile frame with predrilled holes from the craft store. You’ll notice that the closest thing I could find was actually twisted in the shape of a soft pretzel, but Veronika didn’t know the difference!

With that on hand, I made a few simple night sky decorations to dangle from it. I traced a moon, star, and cloud onto cardboard.

Cut out the shapes and gave them a few coats of gold and silver paint. Let dry completely.

Once dry, hole punch the cardboard and thread from your frame with yarn or twine.

If you’re far craftier than me, you can instead trace your shapes onto tracing paper as templates, pin to colored felt, and cut two for each shape. Sew the felt together with a blanket stitch, leaving a hole to stuff in roving. Sew up and then attach to the mobile frame with thread.

But like I said, my baby girl didn’t mind my quick version; if anything she was entranced!

She loved grabbing onto the dangling pieces in the playroom.

For a true mobile, you’ll need to suspend it where your baby can’t reach it, not prop it up like I did.

Since we were just playing, I let Veronika grab at the tips of the moon and star.

Her expression was full of wonder at these glowing night objects.