Gran Gran Plan: Moon Diary

It's time for a Gran Gran Plan! Try making your own moon diary.

You will need
  • Colouring pencils
  • Calendar
  • Warm coat
  • Binoculars or telescope, if you have one
  • Excitement

Gran Gran Plan

  1. Get your colouring pencils, calendar* and other equipment ready.

  2. Wrap up and go outside or head to the window to see if you can spot the moon.

  3. When you spot the moon, celebrate with a little dance!

  4. Get out your calendar and on today's date draw the shape of the moon.

  5. Draw the shape of the moon everyday on the calendar and track its shape as it changes.

  6. Enjoy plotting the different phases of the moon and see if you can spot the new full moon!

* You can use your own calendar or print out the calendar attached in the Gran Gran Plan.

Click here if you'd like to download a black and white version of the Gran Gran Plan.

More Gran Gran plans for cosy nights

Try making your own St Lucian Banana Bread with this Gran Gran plan.

Make your own spooky lanterns with Gran Gran using an alternative to carving pumpkins.

Try making your own puppet from old socks, then put on a sock puppet show for friends and family.

Image of JoJo at a Halloween Party with a person dressed as a zombie behind her.

Where can I watch JoJo & Gran Gran?

Watch JoJo and Gran Gran on BBC iPlayer and the CBeebies channel.

Looking for more autumn activities for kids?

Check out our CBeebies autumn activities wall chart for families. Download the free CBeebies digital resource packed with seasonal family activities for the October half-term, including crafts, nature ideas and rainy-day fun. Print it out and stick it up for regular inspiration!

Two toddlers shown from the waist down, wearing jeans, waterproof coats and bright coloured wellingtons, holding hands and walking through a pumpkin patch.

Related topics