This fish bowl craft is so much fun! Kids of all ages will have have a blast making this fish bowl craft. Toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarten kids will have a great time making this fish bowl craft. Who doesn’t love fish? And we’re going to make them shiny! Make this fish bowl craft at home or in the classroom.
Fish Bowl Craft For Kids
We are going to make shiny fish and make them a home in a DIY fish bowl. This craft will allow kids to practice fine motor skills, explore animals and their environments, as well as colors.
We like fish, so we were excited to make some! You can pair this fishbowl craft with a under the sea lesson, life science lesson, or a reading lesson. But, without further ado, let’s make this fun fish bowl craft.
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Related: Try this colorful paper fish craft for preschoolers.
Supplies Needed To Make This Fish Craft
How To Make This Fishbowl Craft
Step 1
Glue jumbo popsicle sticks on a blue construction paper. Make it a fishbowl shape, you can do this by making a hexagon. This will be the base and sides of the fishbowl.
Step 2
Cut off the excess paper around the popsicle sticks.
Step 3
Paint sand on the bottom of your fish bowl.
Craft Notes:
Before you paint anything, put a white layer of paint down. It’ll make your paint more vibrant.
Step 4
Add green seaweed and sea shells.
Step 5
Paint fish in your tank. First paint a sideways balloon shape, and then add the base of a triangle to make an easy fish.
Step 6
Add some glue to the body and fins of the fish. Then add glitter.
Step 7
Add eyes and a smile.
Step 8
Add black lines and details on seaweed and seashells. And you’re finished!
How To Make This Fish Bowl Craft Your Own
Just like all our other crafts, you can make this fish craft your own by:
- Decorating your fish bowl with colored pencils, crayons, or markers.
- Add white dots to make fish bubbles.
- Add some sequins as shells on the bottom with a glue stick.
- Use small popsicle sticks and make a smaller fish bowl.
- Make a rectangle fish tank.
- Add stickers of fish like goldfish in your aquarium. You can also add stuff like starfish.
- Add small pieces of paper to the bottom to look like aquarium pebbles.
Our Experience With This Fun Fish Bowl Craft
My kids love the book: The Rainbow Fish. I personally have mixed feelings about it as I don’t necessarily agree with the message of the book (I know it’s about sharing, but I have other feelings about it), but that’s for another day. My kids love it and I will not rain on their parade. But this craft inspired that.
Grant it, they don’t live in fish bowls. But we made sparkly fish. And my kids loved it. They loved making the fishes and adding stuff to their home. My kindergartener added some rocks and a treasure chest. Decorate it anyway you want.
I hope your family has as much fun making this fish bowl craft as we did!
Materials
- Jumbo Popsicle Sticks
- Construction Paper
- Paintbrushes
- Scissors
- Acrylic Paint
- Glue
- Glitter
- Black Marker
Instructions
- Glue jumbo popsicle sticks on a blue construction paper. Make it a fishbowl shape, you can do this by making a hexagon. This will be the base and sides of the fishbowl.
- Cut off the excess paper around the popsicle sticks.
- Paint sand on the bottom of your fish bowl.
- Add green seaweed and sea shells.
- Paint fish in your tank. First paint a sideways balloon shape, and then add the base of a triangle to make an easy fish.
- Add some glue to the body and fins of the fish. Then add glitter.
- Add eyes and a smile.
- Add black lines and details on seaweed and seashells. And you’re finished!
Notes
Before you paint anything, put a white layer of paint down. It’ll make your paint more vibrant.
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How did your fish bowl craft turn out?