Paper Plate Fish Craft for Kids
This paper plate fish craft is one of the easiest ocean crafts for kids! A painted aqua paper plate gets a yellow head, fins, a big wiggle eye, and a pink cheek. It's simple enough for toddlers and preschoolers to glue and go.
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Materials for This Paper Plate Fish Craft
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How to Make a Paper Plate Fish Craft
Step 1: Gather Your Supplies
Set out everything from the list above so it's all within reach once little hands get going.
Step 2: Paint the Plate
Paint the outside of the plate aqua and let it dry.
Step 3: Cut the Head and Fins
Print the patterns, then trace and cut a head from aqua cardstock, and a tail, mouth, dorsal fin, and pectoral fin from yellow cardstock.
Step 4: Add Marker Details
Draw an outline on the mouth and detail lines through the tail and both fins with the orange marker.
Step 5: Attach the Head
Glue the pectoral fin to the curved side of the head, then glue the head onto the body.
Step 6: Attach the Tail, Fin, and Mouth
Attach the tail to the back, the dorsal fin to the top, and the mouth to the front.
Step 7: Add the Eye
Add the wiggle eye to the head.
Step 8: Stamp On a Cheek
Stamp a pink cheek under the eye with the sponge dabber to finish.
All done!
Your paper plate fish is ready to swim!
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