Rainbow Fish Paper Plate Craft
Enjoy doing this fun crafting activity with your homeschooler! Here is an easy-to-follow tutorial in helping your kid with this Rainbow fish paper plate craft.
Equipment
- Self-adhesive Googly Eyes
- Crayola Acrylic, Blue Purple Kids Paint, 16oz
- Pigipigi Craft Origami Paper for Kids
Ingredients
- Colored papers purple, green, pink, sky blue, red, orange
- Paper plate
- Paintbrush for kids
- Blue acrylic paint
- Scissors
- Glue
- Aluminum foil
- Googly fish eye
Instructions
- Create an oval shape by cutting both ends of the paper plate. This will be the body of your fish.
- Use one of the moon-shaped scrap as your fish’s tail. Attach it at the bottom of the paper plate using a glue.
- Cut smaller pieces for the fins using the remaining moon-shaped piece or another paper plate.
- Use a paint brush and your blue acrylic paint to color the pieces.
- Cut out small pieces for the scales using colored papers and aluminum foil. Paste them alternately by their colors using a glue to make your fish’s scales as colorful as the real-life rainbow fish!
- Attach a googly Rainbow fish eye, and make a piece for your fish’s mouth.
Video
Notes
This activity includes the use of scissors, while crafting is so much fun, always be extra careful when using sharp objects.