Making a Paper Plate Sea Aquarium

Total Time: 15 minutes

Yield: one aquarium

Supplies:

• printout of provided pattern sheet
• standard white economy paper plate
• thick blue crayon
• one 6mm thick green pipe cleaner
• one 10mm wiggle eye
• half a cup of sea sand
• five small sea stars
• colored felt tip pens
• standard scissors
• quick-drying craft glue (such as Bostik Clear)
• Heritage Spray-on Contact Glue
• hair dryer
• Optional: Pilot silver marker pen

Steps:

1. Heat small sections of the plate with the hairdryer and use the crayon to color the plate blue. The heat of the hairdryer will make the crayon melt, so that will look as if you are painting with the crayon.
2. Spray the bottom part of the plate with the contact glue and while the glue is still wet, sprinkle sand over the glue. Shake off any excess sand and allow to dry thoroughly.
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3. Use craft glue to affix the five sea stars to the sand.

 
4. Cut the fish out and use the felt tip pens to add color to the fish. Optional: Use the Pilot silver marker pen to add some highlights to the scales and fins of the fish.
5. Glue the wiggle eye in place.
6. Glue the fish to the plate.
7. Cut sections from the pipe cleaner and glue these to the plate to make sea weed.