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Giant Solar System Learning Set
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đ Giant Solar System Learning Set
Handmade. Durable. Playful. Purposeful.
Spark a love for space exploration with this Giant Solar System Set, featuring the Sun and all eight planetsâMercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptuneâall handmade in Pitt Meadows, BC from durable, eco-conscious, Canadian bio-based resin. Designed to grow with children from preschool through the early grades, these pieces are tactile, vibrant, and made for real-world play and learning.
đ§ In Early Childhood: Play-Based Learning Inspired by BCâs ECE Framework
Aligned with British Columbiaâs ECE focus on playful inquiry, sensory engagement, and open-ended exploration, this set invites hands-on learning in meaningful ways:
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Water Table: These resin planets are fully waterproof and float-friendly, making them ideal for sensory-rich water play. Children can scoop, pour, explore textures, and imagine planetary orbits in motion.
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Light Table: Translucent properties in some planets allow them to glow beautifully on a light table. Encourage sorting by size, color, or planetary orderâa perfect way to combine STEM and early numeracy.
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Art Table: Children can trace the planets with markers or crayons to explore circular shapes, patterns, and textures. The etched letters on each piece reveal themselves in rubbings or prints, building early literacy and letter recognition.
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Playdough Exploration: Press the planets into dough to create space-themed impressions! Encourage story-building and language-rich dramatic play around planet names and features.
These experiences reflect BC's ECE principles of responsive environments, multiple modes of learning, and sensory-rich invitations to explore.
âď¸ In the Primary Grades: Tactile Tools for Expanding Understanding
This set remains relevant and exciting all the way up to Grade 3 and beyond, with a variety of curriculum-aligned applications:
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Visualizing Scale: Children can physically compare the sizes of the planets to gain a more realistic understanding of our solar systemâs vast differences.
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Dry-Erase Friendly: Use whiteboard markers on the backs of each piece for:
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Spelling practice of planet names
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Sequencing games (first, second, etc.)
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Astronomy vocabulary
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Reusable Research Surfaces: Students in older grades can write planetary facts or stats directly on each piece with permanent marker, then remove it later using isopropyl alcoholâideal for classroom rotation or student-led planet presentations.
đŞ STEM & Cross-Curricular Opportunities
The Giant Solar System Set opens up endless opportunities for STEM learning and interdisciplinary exploration:
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Science: Learn about planetary features, rotation, orbits, and relative size and distance.
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Technology: Use with light tables or digital space apps for interactive exploration.
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Engineering: Integrate into build-a-solar-system activities using classroom materials.
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Math: Compare sizes, sequence order, and group planets by inner/outer categories.
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Art & Literacy: Inspire creative space-themed stories, diagrams, and drawings.
âťď¸ Made to Last, Designed to Play
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Sustainable Materials: Made from Canadian bio-based resinâdurable, safe, and eco-conscious.
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Waterproof & Washable: Clean easily with soap and water or classroom disinfectants.
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Handmade in BC: Each set is one-of-a-kind, crafted with intention for classroom and home use.
Whether youâre guiding early play-based discovery or supporting hands-on science in upper primary, this set is a tactile, beautiful, and functional resource for children at every stage of learning.
Dimensions
Dimensions
Materials
Materials
All of our products are sustainably made with bio-based, not plastic based resin sourced from a Canadian grain farming family out of Manitoba. Each set has slightly different inclusions such as glitter, dried flowers and natural mica powders.
Shipping & Returns
Shipping & Returns
Shipping:
We offer porch pick-up in Pitt Meadows, BC or shipping through Canada Post. Most items are ready to leave our care in 1-3 days. Custom orders may take longer, but we will be sure to communicate that to you during the initial communication.
Returns:
Each item is handmade and quality checked before shipping. I never ship anything Iâm not personally proud of. Variations in colour and small air bubbles are to be expected and we do not accept return items for those reasons.
Our aim is not only that you love your Autumn Fraser sensory set but that you enjoy it so much you want to tell people about it. If upon receiving our product, you arenât totally happy, please send us a message within 24 hours and we will attempt to remedy the issue with an exchange that makes you smile.
Thank you for shopping small!
Care Instructions
Care Instructions
You should feel confident using our sensory shapes in a variety of messy ways since clean up is as easy as washing with mild soap in warm water.
Safety
Safety
None of our products are designed to be put in the mouth and so arenât appropriate for any children who mouth toys.
There are dimensions listed on each of our products and the majority are appropriate for those ages 3+ because of their small size. There are some sensory sets under the category âtoddler sensory setsâ that are much larger and therefore not a choking hazard.

