Ask each child to choose from a list of animals that only come out at night, such as bats or owls. Give each child a round piece of construction paper with eye holes cut in it and have him decorate the mask to a nighttime animal of his choice. Once the children have all done so, ask the children to hold the masks up to their faces and pretend to be that animal for a few moments. Have the children discuss the different characteristics of those animals.
Give each child a small rectangular piece of wood or cardboard and an old sheet about the same size as the wood or cardboard. Have the children glue the sheet onto the wood or cardboard most of the way, folding the top part over on itself and gluing it back onto the sheet. Give each child a piece of round construction paper and have her glue it onto the wooden or cardboard plank. Have the children decorate a face and glue yarn on top of it for hair. This gives the children a little reminder of what they are expected to do during the night.
Give each child a piece of construction paper and a hole puncher. Some hole punchers are made in decorative shapes, which will allow the students to make a "star" more accurately. Ask the children to punch as many or as few holes as he would like. When the children have finished, have them glue a piece of colored tissue paper on the back of it. Instruct the children to hold the paper up to light. They have just "created" a night sky.
The moon is a central element in the nighttime landscape. Ask each child to go outside and look at the moon with a parent or guardian. Have children then describe what they saw in class. Give each child a round paper plate or a round piece of construction paper and have the children use crayons or paint to try and re-create what they saw in the moon. Hang up your series of moons when the children have finished.