Space Songs for Kids: Blast Off Into Musical Orbit!

Space Songs for Kids: Blast Off Into Musical Orbit!

Hey there, cosmic explorers! Buckle up your imaginary rocket belt and get ready for lift-off, because we’re turning your home (or car!) into a musical space station. Here are 30+ songs (or close!) that celebrate rockets, planets, stars, astronauts, and all things outer space. You’ll find some you know, some you’ll want to add, and all of them are perfect for moving, singing, dancing, and learning.

🎶 Songs to Add to Your Playlist

“The Eight Planets” – Space Song for Kids / Solar System (JunyTony) YouTube+1

“Rocketship Run” – Laurie Berkner Band Pre-K Pages+1

“Countdown to Blastoff” – Jack Hartmann PreKinders Preschool Activities+1

“Zoom, Zoom, We’re Going to the Moon” – The Kiboomers PreKinders Preschool Activities+1

“Sun, Moon & Stars” – The Singing Walrus Preschool Inspirations+1

“Astronauts!” – Bounce Patrol Pre-K Pages+1

“Climb Aboard the Spaceship!” – (Tune of “Itsy Bitsy Spider”) Preschool Education+1

“Space Action Song” – Traditional/Unknown Preschool Education

“If You’re Going to the Moon” – Jbrary Preschool Inspirations

“Alphabet Space” – Bounce Patrol Preschool Inspirations

“The Planets Song” – The Singing Walrus PreKinders Preschool Activities+1

“Solar System Song” – The Kiboomers PreKinders Preschool Activities

“Planet Song” – Kids Preschool (Solar System Song) Pre-K Pages

“Moon Song” – JunyTony YouTube+1

“Dwarf Planets Song” – Hopscotch Songs (feat. Jessica Pace) YouTube

“Earth and the Moon” – JunyTony / Learn Planets © YouTube

“Eight Planets” – Pinkfong Songs for Children Pre-K Pages

“Space & Planets Songs for Kids” – YouTube playlist/compilation (many mini-songs) YouTube

“Space Man” – KIDZ BOP Kids (official video) YouTube

“Woodpeckers from Space” – Video Kids (novelty space pop) Wikipedia

21-30. Plus: Many that fall into the “space genre for kids” category captured on curated playlists like “Space Songs for Kids – Rockets, Planets, Aliens & More” on Spotify. Spotify

How to Use Them (Because Music + Movement = Magic)

Sing & Move: For songs like “Rocketship Run” or “Countdown to Blastoff,” get the little ones standing, pretending to be astronauts, counting down, lifting arms like rocket flames.

Learning Through Lyrics: Songs like “The Planets Song” or “Eight Planets” help kids memorize planet names and order (Mercury, Venus… etc.).

Wind-Down Moments: Slower songs like “Sun, Moon & Stars” can become part of bedtime or calming down after play.

Dance Party + Chaos: “Space Man” or “Woodpeckers from Space” -> full living room disco with alien footwork, moonwalks, starlight spins.

Background Music for Crafts or Activity: While doing a space craft (nebula jars, galaxy slime, etc.), play songs softly in the background for immersive vibe.

🎧 Extra Playlist Tip

Want a ready-made option? There’s a Spotify playlist called “Space & Astronauts Kids Songs” with over 2 hours of space-themed kids music. Spotify

✨ Final Thoughts

Music is a beautiful way to blend fun, movement, learning, and imagination. These space songs give kids the vocabulary of rockets, planets, stars—and you get maybe 10 minutes of relative calm (or organized chaos) while they imagine flying through the cosmos. So… play it loud, blast off into orbit, and let little astronauts explore the galaxy in six-minute chunks of song.