Hi Friends!
This week, we created the Ocean Craft + Cute Puffer Fish using inspiration from last week’s craft. We used leftover supplies, specifically the painted plastic bag, and continued our water theme! The cute puffer fish required a tiny bit of patience and a steady hand, but were easy to assemble. Check it out below!
*Click on the photos for a closer look
What You'll Need
White or Blue Construction Paper
Gallon Size Ziploc (or last week’s if you still have it)
Glue
Nickel-sized Pom Pom’s or Larger
Metallic Star Confetti: 2 Small (eyes) & 3 Medium (fins + tail), per fish
Scissors
optional: Craft Paints in Ocean Colors, Blue or Iridescent Glitter, Extra Metallic Star Confetti for Ocean, Crayons
The Steps
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These are the bags from last week. To make similar ones, follow the instructions below.
DIY PAINT BAGS: skip if using the old bag
Apply paint squirts in the center of the bag, lengthwise/horizontally.
Remove the air as much as possible, seal the bag, spread/squish the paint together with your fingers, mix it well, and BUT leave about a 1 in - 2in gap on each side.
Open the bag and carefully cut the top layer or along the seams, spread it open, and air/sun dry it. (time varies based on paint thickness).
When dry, proceed with the craft.
OCEAN & CLOUDS
Place the dry/old paint bag over your paper and figure out your placement.
Cut out the portion you’d like to use and cut along the curves. (Save the extra plastic)
Add Glue to the bottom portion in a varying pattern and sprinkle on the glitter.
4. While the glue is wet, apply the plastic, press down the edges and middle areas, but DO NOT flatten. This helps create dimension.
5. Cut out clouds from the leftover plastic and apply them the same way.
PUFFER FISH
Hold the pom pom bottom between your thumb and two fingers.
Add 5 glue dots: two in the front (eyes), two on the sides (fins), and one in the back (tail).
Apply two small stars for the eyes and poke the 3 other stars into the body. Set it aside and continue making more.
4. Glue the fish onto the water.
5. You may add starfish with the extra star confetti.
6. And lastly, add a sun or birds.
That’s it!
Naomi decided to cut a star and glue the tip for a shark fin at the top of the water. She added starfish, a few extra stars to one of her puffer fish, and what we both thought looked like “Nessie”, up in the clouds. = )
I kept mine simple, but loved the foam green color in the middle and how the top looked like wavy water.
Happy crafting!
Amanda and Naomi
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