Saturn is encircled by thousands of rings. These rings are made mostly of ice as well as ice-covered rock particles. This is quite a contrast to Saturn's surface, which is made of gas. Ask children to draw pictures of Saturn. Encourage them to think of fun ways to show the difference between the hot planet and the ice-cold rings.
At least 17 moons orbit Saturn. To illustrate Saturn's orbiting moons, play a modified game of Ring Around the Rosie. Stand in the middle of the room and tell the children to pretend that you are Saturn and they are your moons. Write a Saturn-themed rhyme to sing as they circle you.
Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun. Help make this a fun fact for children with a game of hopscotch. Use sidewalk chalk to draw hopscotch squares on pavement. Write the word "Sun" in the first square. Draw eight additional squares branching from the sun square. Add the names of the planets in position order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Ask children to call out the name and number of each planet as they hop on its square.
Earth is made mostly of water and rock. Saturn is made of gas, the highest percentage of which is hydrogen. If you were able to fit Saturn in a bathtub, it's so light the bathtub would float. Create word puzzles and riddles with the children about why people can live on a planet made of rock but not a planet made of gas.