Under the Sea Kids Craft

Benetta
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Under the Sea Kids Craft - finished artwork Here is a fun summer craft for the kids! Use a paper plate, an old toothbrush, and watercolor paint, and make a nice artwork of a fish swimming somewhere in the ocean.

Total Time: 20 minutes, drying time excluded

Yield: one artwork

Supplies:

printout of provided pattern sheet
thick cardstock
standard white economy paper plate
one 15mm wiggle eye
Staedtler 12-color watercolor set
black oil pastel
two glass pebbles
neon green glitter glue
quick-drying craft glue (such as Bostik Clear)
standard scissors
pencil
paintbrush
old toothbrush
old cloth
newspaper to protect the working area

Under the Sea Kids Craft - fish template

Steps:

Trace the pattern of the fish on to the cardstock and cut it out.
Note: The detail on the cardstock fish in the example was only added to make the photos clearer.
Cover the work area with a sheet of newspaper. Place the cardstock fish on the paper plate. Also place the two glass pebbles near the mouth of the fish, where one would expect to see bubbles when the fish is breathing.

Under the Sea Kids Craft - cut out fish and place on the paper plate

Under the Sea Kids Craft - add two glass pebbles as bubbles

Dip a slightly wet toothbrush into a color - use the two blue and the green paints from the paint set. If the brush is too wet, dab the brush on the cloth to remove excess water. Hold the toothbrush over the paper plate with the brittles of the brush facing down. With your forefinger fan the paint covered bristles. The paint will spatter over the paper plate in small speckles. Keep fanning the bristles until the whole plate has been covered with speckles.