Especially now in summer, making fish with children is a great craft activity. This motif also finds its place at a theme party on the subject of the underwater world or sea. We have provided great DIY projects for you in our article that are ideal for children of kindergarten and school age. In our picture gallery you will find helpful tips on how to design a fish.
This is how you can knead cute fish!
Children love to knead and create different figures out of plasticine. Our first project is a great craft exercise that will undoubtedly fascinate the adolescents. They can let their limitless imagination and creativity run wild and make pretty fish out of colored modeling clay. For this project you will need clay or playdough, a heart-shaped cookie cutter, small rolling pin,multicolored iron beadsas well as small googly eyes needed.
Now your child can roll out the malleable mass in cheerful colors and cut out the fish. Now the colorful beads are simply pressed in and the eyes are placed. If you make the fish out of clay and then let them dry, you can later turn them into magnets, decorate your home with them or give them away as a great pendant.
Make fish scales
Make your own out of paper
Beautiful creatures can be created from paper and cardboard to express the colorful imagination of the little ones. Even younger children can create a beautiful fish out of cardboard with a little help. If you wish, you can use a template with a fish motif and simply transfer it onto paper.
From toilet paper rolls
You can then create the fish fins and fish scales together using aluminum foil, craft paper and why not leftover wrapping paper, which you then stick onto the homemade fish. Depending on the size, you can use buttons or bottle caps for the eyes. You can hang your child's colorful masterpiece on the wall and embellish his or her personal children's kingdom.
Craft instructions for fish from toilet paper roll
Instead of throwing away the empty toilet paper roll, you can use it to make cute fish with children. In the picture above you can see instructions on how to cut the basic shape of a fish. Once you're done, you can leave everything else to the children. You can let off steam creatively and paint or glue the fish in any color you like. After all, in the sea you can find creatures with unseemly shapes.
From CDs and paper
A useless oneother CDscan also be quickly transformed into a cute fish. The scales can first be painted on with a felt-tip pen. Maybe start first and show your child how the fish scales are made. Draw the fins on colored paper and cut them out. Now you can glue on the eye and the remaining paper parts. The shiny surface of the CD makes the fish appear almost real.
Fold origami fish
If you would like to challenge your child and perhaps yourself, then an origami fish would be a great craft challenge for the next afternoon spent together. Although theOrigami-FalttechnikAlthough it looks quite challenging, with good folding instructions even inexperienced people can conjure up beautiful paper creations. Just show the children how to fold paper fish and you will be surprised at the skill and quick results.
Step-by-step folding instructions
We have provided you with detailed origami folding instructions on how you can fold a simple fish from a sheet of origami paper. Follow the individual steps and after a short time you will become a real professional. Once your child gets the hang of folding, it will be difficult to get rid of the craft fever. You can also make fish out of money if you are looking for creative ideas for money gifts. Making fish out of banknotes follows the same principle as making fish out of origami paper. So, if you want to wish prosperity, endurance and wealth to someone, the Fish of Shines offers you an excellent option.
Make a floating fish out of paper
Attractive 3D fish can also be created out of paper. At the end of the article you will find detailed video instructions with which you can make such a whale shark. The 3D paper figure looks as if this fish is actually swimming.
Make aquarium fish
An exciting craft idea that the children will have a lot of fun with would be to make an aquarium full of fish. For theunique underwater world, you will need the following materials, which can of course be varied as desired:
Colored paper, construction paper, possibly aluminum foil
open cardboard box without lid or transparent box
cord
punch
Colored pencils
Glue
Scissors
If you have chosen an empty fruit or vegetable box for the aquarium, you can first have your child paint the bottom blue. Now have children draw several fish and cut them out in duplicate so that each fish has a front and back. You can also use white paper and then paint the fish colorfully. You are welcome to simply print out our templates and cut out the various sea creatures. Once the little sea creatures are ready, you can punch holes in the fins and thread the string. Then glue the string to the ceiling of the aquarium. Alternatively, you can attach the fish using wooden sticks.
From plastic bottles
Empty PET bottles can be turned into great fish in no time. You'll probably have everything you need for this simple DIY project at home. Cut the bottle in half and squeeze it with your hand. Shape the fins with scissors. Now your child can paint the fish according to their own ideas and the fish is finished.
Make a fishing game
Our next craft project will be twice as much fun for the little ones. What do you think of oneFish fishing game? First, you can involve the adolescents in crafting and then spend exciting hours of play together.
Materials required:
Felt in different colors
Paper clip
wooden sticks
Magnet
Yarn
Scissors
small box or metal box with a lid
possibly paper to decorate the box
First draw the fish on the felt and cut out. For each individual fish you need two layers of felt, between which you stick a paper clip. If you want, you can use small beads as eyes. Tie the yarn to sticks and magnets. All you have to do is decorate the box. Small fish, algae or shells made of paper will look good on the lid.
There's definitely nothing standing in the way of fun now. Set the rules of the game. Each color should correspond to a certain number of points. Also determine the points for cases when only one fish is caught and when several get caught at once. Whoever catches the most fish wins the game.
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Printable templates
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