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May 6, 2008 | 3 Comments

G is for Goldfish!

Fish Bowl!

This is a fun craft project that can be as simple or as complicated as you desire. I kept it simple for my 17 month old, but with older kids you could include real sand, some plants and other species too!

  1. Gather your materials. You will need some construction paper, a pencil, scissors, some glue, paint ( glitter paint is perfect for this) and a paint brush.
  2. Mix up some regular paint with some sparkle glitter paint. It will make the fish look like they are underwater!
  3. Draw or have your child draw some fish on a piece of construction paper, while you cut out a fish bowl . To cut it out layer 2 pieces ( one blue) of construction paper together and using a cereal bowl trace a circle , then add on a wider brim at top. Cut it out. Cut the top third of the blue paper off and make the edge look like a wave.
  4. Paint the fish.
  5. Let the fish dry. Have your child glue the water onto the fish bowl, then onto a plain piece of construction paper.
  6. When the fish are dry, cut out and glue them onto the bowl!

* Tip for sparkle paint, to save money just buy yellow. it blends into other colors well so you don’t need 5 different tubes of glitter paint !

Books!

” Swimmy“ by Leo Lionni is a profound tale about a little fish who tragically looses his family, and is forced to face scary things alone. He soon discovers that if he and other little fish band together they have power against the big bullies in the ocean. Personally I love this author and this book is one of my favorites. Some parents have expressed concern over his family being eaten at the start , so read it for yourself before deciding if it’s right for your child.


” Baby Beluga” by Raffi is a classic children’s song cleverly illustrated into a beautiful book. I grew up on Raffi and am still shocked when moms don’t know who he is, if he is new to you go to your library and check out one of his cds! My son loves this book, there are so many sea creatures to point out, it’s great for toddlers!

Filed Under: Age Preschool, Age: Toddlers, Children's Book Reviews, Fish Bowl, Preschool Crafts, Raffi, Under the Sea | 3 Comments

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  1. Anonymous says

    May 7, 2008 at 8:02 am

    “Baby Beluga” is the song that Michelle always sang on Full House.

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  2. Michie says

    May 8, 2008 at 3:58 am

    Too funny – I read “Swimmy” to my class earlier this week. When I looked at the craft, I thought, “maybe we could do this to go with Swimmy” and then I scrolled down and it was the book you’d posted. Great minds must think alike!” 🙂

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    […] trying to keep the glue in between the lines, with some success! Next was another Pinterest find here for a Goldfish craft. My eldest had fun colouring and sticking with this task. She decided to sing […]

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