So you may call this a Galaxy Jar...or a Nebula Jar. Either way you can call it a super simple and fun craft that will leave each mason jar you make, full of wonder and easily used as a calming jar. Now I am not sure why so many people call them Galaxy jars. When completed, they really look more like a Nebula to me, so we are going to go with that.

You can get the instructions to make this Nebula Jar below!

What is a Galaxy?

According to the dictionary

1. A galaxy is a gravitationally bound system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas and dust, and dark matter.

What is a Nebula?

According to Wikipedia

1. A nebula (Latin for “cloud”; pl. nebulae, nebulæ, or nebulas) is an interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen, helium and other ionized gases. Originally, nebula was a name for any diffuse astronomical object, including galaxies beyond the Milky Way.

Nebula Jar Instructions

Now to create your Nebula jar, you are going to need just a few things. First, a jar , water, glitter, paint and a ton of cotton balls. If you are planning this project in the future, you can easily grab all those things below from Amazon. I know when I do crafts that I always get mad at myself for not having the supplies on hand, so getting them all at once helps me.

TIP: On the cotton ball link below you have an option to buy 500 count or 1000 count- I always go through WAY more cotton balls than I think so get the 1000 count so you are prepared!

12 Ball Mason Jar with Lid – Regular Mouth – 16 ozSchool Smart Tempera Paint – Pints – Set of 12 – Assorted ColorsKendall/Covidien Prepping Cotton Ball, 500 CountMartha Stewart Crafts Iridescent Glitter, 12-Pack

Official Supply List from Amazon: 

• Clean glass jar with a lid
• Tempura paint (at least 2 colors)
• Cotton balls
• Glitter
• Water

Nebula Jar Instructions

Fill 1/3 of the jar with water

Add several drops of paint to the water, put the lid on and shake to mix the paint and water

Add a bit of glitter

Stretch cotton balls and add them to the water until the bottom is filled with cotton, pressing them down into the water with a stick or butter knife

Fill another 1/3 of the jar with water and add several drops of contrasting paint and repeat steps 2-4

Fill the final 1/3 of the jar with water and repeat steps 2-4

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