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Here are many Fish Crafts projects, activities, and ideas for you and your kids. Find out about Arts and Crafts Projects with Fish in the following these crafts instructions, directions, and activities for children.

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How to Make a Fun Fishing Game

Just imagine it...you can fish in the summer now. How? By making this cool fishing game. Decide on a fish design (it doesn't have to be the simple fish we did above) and then cut out a bunch of fish from sheet cork. At the minimum, the fish should be at least 2" long and 1" wide - but bigger is good too. They need to be big enough to poke a hole in them without breaking the remaining cork. The way to waterproof the fish is to get a crayon and cover every existing space on the fish. This will keep the water out. To make your fishing rod, you can use a stick, a chopstick, a pencil, or other like object. Tie a string to it and then on the other end of teh 12" long string, you will put the hook. Make the hook wiht a bent paperclip...the illustration above will help you make your hook. To play this game dump a bunch of these fish into your bathtub and then compete with your friends to see who can get the most fish.

How to Make a Fish Aquarium Box

This is a craft that is easy enough for preschoolers, Kindergarteners and other children in the earlier grades. Find a shoe box. To make the aquarium background, you can print out an underwater scene here and paste it to the bottom of the shoe box (which will be the back of the aquarium). Also color the sides of the inside of the box with crayons, colored pencils, paint, or construction paper. Now get some orange, yellow, or red construction paper and cut out four 2" circles (they can be a bit bigger or smaller) by tracing a lid or a cap. Cut one circle in half; then cut one of these half-circles in half again (sketch a). Paste pieces together to make fish as shown in sketch b. Mark eyes and mouth with crayons, markers, colored pencils, paint, etc. Turn box so that opening is on side. Tape one end of string (about 5" long) to back of fish and other end to top of box. Do this with as many fish as you want to hang to the box. If you wish you may tape small pieces of dried seaweed to inside back of box. Cover open side of box with cellophane (plastic wrap) and fasten with Scotch tape (sketch c).

How to Make Paper Fish Masks

To make this paper fish mask, just print out the following fish mask template and follow the directions on the printed page.

Make a Fish Net with Fish

You will need Six 3" x 2" pieces of "fish" colored construction paper (one piece for pattern), one 9" x 12" piece brown crepe paper, ruler, pencil, and scissors. Print out the following fish illustrations. Cut the fish out. Paste gummed reinforcements on each side of fish for eyes. For fish, you will need 9" x 12" piece of brown crepe paper. Fold on 9" side over and over, just as crepe paper bolt is folded. Make a series of parallel slits in one folded side about 1" apart up to within 1" of other side (sketch b). Turn and cut slits on other folded side between first slits (sketch c). Open folded paper, stretch apart and there is net (sketch d). Children may fold nets in two and put their fish in them.

Learn How to Draw Fish

To learn how to draw realistic and cartoon-ish fish, pick one of the thumbnail picture above to try to draw them.

Even More Fish Crafts Below

Make a Toy Fish Tank - Learn how to make this adorable fish tank and fish toy from an oatmeal container box.

Make Fish Pen and Pencil Holder for Your Desk - Show people that you are the Big Fis by making this fish pencil holder for your desk. Organize all of those pens and pencils on your messy desk.

Sculpting with Fimo: The Goldfish Crafts Project for Kid - In this craft, I will teach you how to create a very basic fimo sculpture fish that most children will enjoy making again and again.

Making Fish Pot Holders - Learn how to put together this adorable fish pot holder.

Wire Fish Mobiles - Use Metal Wire Coat Hangers to make these amazing and beautiful fish mobiles.

Baggy Fish Creatures Craft Puffy Create your own puffy fish-with paper lunch bags! Paint and stuff a whole school of these delightful creatures.

Beaded Rainbow Fish Craft - Rainy days and fun days will find you fishing around for beads to make this colorful beaded rainbow fish.

Bug-Eyed Blowfish - Invite this bulbous sea creature to share your room -- no tank required. Check out Plaster Pals for basics on building this and other critters.

Bathtub Fish - An everyday household item becomes a new bath toy!

CD Rom Fish - Instructions to make a cute, hanging fish out of old Cds.

CD Fish - Using whatever foam paper you prefer, cut out the fish's lips, fins, and tail. Glue the lips and fins to the side of the cd. Spead glue all over the side of the cd that everything else is glued to.

Fancy Fish Valentine's Day Card Craft - Make someone's Valentine's Day go swimingly with this darling aquatic animal. This fish takes a turn for the fancy when decorated with glitter and a dressy pearl necklace.

Fantasy Fish Piñata Craft for Kids - Activa® Celluclay® is instant papier mache. It replaces messy newspaper strips and wheat paste with easy-to-mold material mixing with water. When dry, it can be drilled, carved, sanded and sawed. Create this festive water creature with a balloon and other items, fill with candy and toy trinkets and use as a piñata for your child’s next birthday. Or use it as a colorful addition to your home décor.

Fish CD Rom Craft - A very interesting decoration to make for your room!

Fishies Swimmin in the Sea Craft Activity - This craft reprinted courtesy of the Dow Corporation, makers of Styrofoam brand products.

Fish Name Tags - This name tag would work well for any ocean themed event or for some Sunday School themes.

Fish Banner Provide an enormous amount of teaching to your children with this fish banner craft made from good old cereal boxes. Learning has never been fun and easy than this!

Fish Paper Plate Craft - This easy-to-make fish is a cute craft that is made from a single paper plate.

Fishing Frame Craft - A great wooden frame for the fisherman in your family!  Have the children paint the frame, make the accessories, and add their own special touches to this great craft.

Fish Picture Frame Craft - What better way for a fisherman to decorate their desk than with a fish shaped frame holding their favorite photo!  This is a great craft for kids to help create, and one that is so cute it always gets a smile!

Fish Beaded Safety Pin Use this free pattern to make beaded safety pin jewelry.

Flying Fish - To celebrate Kodomo-no-Hi (Children's Day) on May 5, Japanese families traditionally fly colorful carp-shaped wind socks.

Fish Card - If your father loves going fishing, he'll think this charming card is quite a catch. Dad will imagine the sound of rippling of water, a beautiful breeze passing by, and the pull of the "big one" at the end of his line when he gets a gander at this 3-D fishing-themed Father's Day card - .

Fish Craft For Kids A beautiful craft to make!

Fish Weather Vane - Seeing which way the wind blows is a breeze with this homemade weather station.

Fun Tropical Fish Craft - Free Preschool Kids Craft - Color this fish in bright colors to create a tropical piece of art.

Fish Banner - From discovering the creatures that live in the water and learning about their habitats to writing poems about their shape and investigating what they eat, the animals that live underwater can provide parents and educators with an enormous amount of teaching inspiration ... across all of the curriculum areas.

Fish of Delight - A cool cute fish to make for decoration!

Fab Fish Brick Stitch Earrings - This is one of my favorite simple brick stitch bead patterns. While working with size 15 hex beads I was struck by how much the fabric formed by using brick stitch with these beads resembled the scales of a fish. This got me thinking about what kind of fish I could make to take advantage of the resemblance that would also make nice earrings. I thought about those fancy goldfish with the gorgeous flowing tails and thought, "Fringe!" So this is the pattern I came up with. I hope you like it!

Fathers Day Fish Card Craft for Kids - There's nothing fishy about this Father's Day card it's heartfelt, fun, and filled with bright colors.

Fun Jonah Craft - Finally I am gettting around to sharing some of the crafts that Caleb made this summer at campmeeting. He made lots and had a fun time making each of them. Today I'll share the Jonah craft he made.

Fish in a Bag - A fun craft to make!

Foam Fish - A brightly colored, magnetic, foam fish to remind kids of Jesus.

Fish Yarn Bug - Got a favorite fish? Make a yarn bug fish that looks just like him  (or her!)

Fish Swivel Bracelet Cract Activity for Children - This jingly bracelet is literally a snap for kids to put together.

Fish Mobile Arts & Crafts Project Instructions - Get into the swim of things by researching fish habitats and food sources and make a mobile.

Gold Fish : Printable Paper Model Fish - This is a printable paper model gold fish.

Gone Fishing Door Hanging - Don't look for Dad when this door hanging is hanging from office door.

Go Fish Jewelry Box - Creatively bury your jewelry under the sea using this unique fish jewelry box.

Gideon’s Beaded Fish Craft - Cold rainy and even snowy weather is right around the corner. Some of you (like myself) might already be feeling the cold damp weather that is often associated with the fall months. So, what do you do when your kids want to go outside and it’s just too cold and wet?

Goldfish Craft - Instructions to make an easy goldfish craft.

Glue Fish - We entered some of the fish in a local art show and won best in show.

Guppy Love - Fishing for compliments this Valentine's Day? These little swimmers made of hearts should earn oceans of praise.

Good-luck Goldfish - Welcome the Chinese New Year with these colorful, sun-catching goldfish, a traditional Chinese symbol of good fortune.

Get Crafty: Fishy Wrapping Paper - Design your own fishy wrapping paper!

Handprint Fish Craft - If you've been to our site before, you know how much we love to do handprint crafts! We find a way to turn a handprint into all sorts of things just to create a way to document how tiny she is now and was then. Our toddler really enjoyed this handprint fish craft - so much so that we ended up making multiple fish bowls! We think that using the dried beans in this craft was the key to capturing her intrest because they were new and different. Enjoy!

Hanging Japanese Fish - A simple-to-make Japanese hanging koi (goldfish) made from paper and old magazines. This fish looks beautiful hanging from the ceiling. A classroom full of them is quite impressive!

Heart Fish Paper Craft - This fish made of hearts reminds me of a craft we did in scouts. We made heart fish from red and pink felt. One mostly red and one mostly pink. Made them into magnets and made them so they would face each other and kiss as they stuck to the fridge.

Heart Fish Kissing Paper Craft - A fun and interesting craft to make!

How to Make a Balloon Fish - Learn how to twist balloons into a balloon fish.

Homemade Soap - Hung by the bathroom sink, this stringer of fish-shaped soap will help get kids into the habit of scrubbing their hands during cold and flu season.

How To Make A Stuffed Paper Sculpture - Learn how to make this cute, adorable stuffed paper sculpture fish with your kids.

How to Make Fish Out of a Recycled Plastic Bottle - By cleverly cutting out segments from a recycled bottle of dish soap with a craft blade and scissors, you can make a simple yet attractive fish craft. The natural curves of the bottle suggest the fish's shape. You can display the fish anywhere you like, but it would make a particularly good splash in the bathroom or outdoor pool area.

How to Make an Easy Fish Craft for Preschoolers Using a Paper Plate - This is an easy three-step process than can easily become more advanced for older children by having them be more involved in each stop. Great for “Under the Sea” themed activities.

How to Make a Shrinky Dink Blow Fish - The Blow Fish is also sometimes called the Puffer Fish. It blows up and has spikes coming out of its body to protect it from predators. Children can make their own Blow Fish shrinky dink craft and watch as it shrivels down in size while in the oven.

How to Make a Fish Windsock - Windsocks are tubes through which wind blows and indicates wind direction. The wind direction is determined by the direction the windsock blows in---the wind blows from the opposite direction the windsock points. As the wind blows, it fills the windsock with air, lifting it up and causing it to blow outward in the direction the wind is blowing. Windsocks are sold in stores. However, they are popular do-it-yourself crafts as well.

How to Make a Jesus Feeds the 5,000 Bible Craft - This edible activity will be a special treat for the children while emphasizing one of Jesus' miracles to them. Be sure to hold up the square cookies and let the children know they will be the "bread" for today. Also show them two Goldfish crackers and remind the children that Jesus started with only two fish to feed 5,000 people.

How to Make a Foam Fish Costume - Creating a foam fish costume can be fun for Halloween, the next aquarium expo or a special event at the seafood restaurant. Whatever the reason, some soft foam sheets and craft paint can give you the semi-realistic look you want. Craft one foam fish costume or make many and get your friends to join the school.

How to Make Food Sculptures - - Lemon and Lime Fish. Enjoy your craft!

If I were a Fish in the Sea - This one has been made especially for the song (it has a banner with "I'd wiggle my tail and I'd giggle with glee!").

Japanese Carp Wind Sock - May 5th is Children's Day in Japan. Boys and girls fly fish kites in celebration. You won't believe how easy it is to make your own kite using these simple directions. 

Jesus Fish Beaded Safety Pin Crafts Project - This Jesus Fish beaded safety pin is made from a few safety pins and tiny seed beads. Any color combination can be used for this pin, so you can make a pin to match any outfit. This pin will look wonderful for Easter, but also can be worn at any time of the year as a tribute to the Christian faith. This is an excellent craft for Sunday school.

Jesus The savior calls upon everyone to follow him and become his disciple and fishers of men! Print the fish pattern and use tissue paper to create a wonderful piece of art work

Jonah and the Big Fish An interesting site about Bible and interesting crafts.

Kids Starfish Craft - This kids starfish craft is so delightfully simple and so fun to do, that it is the perfect toddler craft. Our 2 year old daughter couldn't get enough of this ocean animal craft, and we ended up making a whole family of them. This starfish craft is a fantastic way to introduce a new texture to your children, while allowing them to make a controlled mess! The end result is an ocean craft that actually feels like a real starfish. This is one we have made again and again so we hope that your children love it as much as our little girl did!

Kids X-Ray Fish Craft - This kids x-ray fish craft was created after reading an alphabet book with our daughter. The book had strayed from the very common "xylophone starts with the letter x" idea and decided to use x-ray fish instead. It was inventive, but my daughter looked at us and instantly asked what an x-ray fish was! Without getting into too much detail we settled on a fish you could see through, except for it's bones. So we decided to craft one to make the idea a bit more tangible for her (plus it fit great into our own alphabet lesson for the week!). This fish craft for preschoolers is fun and different and sure to capture your child's imagination!

Kids Heart Fish Craft - This is a very simple craft for kids. This paper fish craft is a fun one that kids will love when learning about fish or during Valentine's Day. All you need is some constrution paper, glue, scissors and a googly eye to make this cute fish. This is also a great preschool craft to incorporate the concept of size (small to large hearts).

Lunch Bag Fish - Decorate the lunch bag with paint, crayons or markers.

Luau Wind Chimes - Paint colorful wind chimes with a luau theme for your camp or party

Magnet Fishing Game Craft - One of our daughter's favorite cartoon shows had an episode where the characters went fishing, so of course she wanted to go fishing too. The problem is that it's mid-February here and it snowed last night so we needed a way to go fishing indoors (which frankly is this Mommy's preferred method of fishing regardless of the weather!). So we put together this fun magnet fishing game! This cute fish craft is a great way to make a variety of preschool learning games as well.

Make This Easy Craft - Find out how to create this fun fish using egg carton cups and a few other supplies.

Make This Easy Craft - Find out how to create this fun star fish using egg carton cups and a few other supplies.

Make a Washcloth and Soap fish  - We went on another short term mission trip this summer (2008) and this was one of the crafts for vacation Bible School. We try to have one craft that will help the children's health in some way. This year we decided on the fish. Below you will find the directions for making a soap and washcloth fish.

Mini Tackle Box for Dad - Make Dad a little tackle box to keep his hooks and lures organized.

Origami Goldfish - This cute little goldfish is easy to fold and fun to display or use to make a greetings card, mobile, bookmark or Chinese New Year charm (goldfish are thought to be lucky by the Chinese). You could make a few and create your own goldfish bowl collage or picture - or mix them with some other

origami fish - to make your own aquarium.

Origami Angel Fish - This is the simplest of all origami fish - using just two folds - but it is very effective, especially if you make a few! The position of the folds can be a little confusing, but once you have the hang of it you will find the fish very easy and quick to make.

Origami Fish 2 - This is a very simple fish model to make, although some of the folds feel a little strange to do! make it in a bright color (use shimmery paper if you have some) and it will make a nice addition to your aquarium.

Pie Plate Fish - The underwater world serves as wonderful inspiration for artists of all ages. From discovering creatures of the deep to finding the right words to describe the ocean, children enjoy the animals that live in the sea. Encourage the learning by introducing this artsy fish to your children and students.

Paper Plate Fish - Make a school of colorful fish to decorate your classroom or bulletin board.

Paper Bag Fish Preschool Craft - All you need for this fun and fishy craft is a paper sack. You can improvise for the rest of the materials. If your preschooler wants to keep crafting, make a whole school of sparkly fish. These are fun to put on a shelf or hang from the ceiling.

Paper Plate Fish Craft to Make - This cute little paper plate craft takes the triangular chunk you cut out for the mouth and turns it into the tail!

Paper Fish Craft   - An easy paper craft that can also be used as a memory verse craft, a means of illustrating important points in a lesson or a lesson on sharing.

Paper Plate Fish Craft - Our paper plate fish craft is a fun, easy craft made with materials you most likely already have. All you need is a couple paper plates, some paint and glue and a great imagination and you have a great animal craft that is easy enough for a toddler to do. Let your children personalize their fish anyway they want - add polka-dots, stripes, or even smiley faces!

Paper Aquarium Craft - Our daughter loves to go to the pet store and check out all the fish tanks, so when I told her we would go home and craft one she got very excited. This fish craft goes together easily with our printable template. The fish are big enough to be handled by little hands and kids can decorate them (and the tank) anyway they want.

Paper Place Fish Craft - Here's a fish that you can make very easily using a paper plate.

Porcupine Fish Paper Plate Craft - Puffer fish, porcupine fish and balloon fish all blow themselves up with air or water to double their size and intimidate enemies.  Porcupine fish further intimidate with the sharp spines all over their bodies whereas puffer fish are extremely poisonous.

Pony Bead Jesus Fish Crafts Project for Kids - If you are looking for a fun and easy craft to make during Sunday school or VBS, this Jesus fish made from pony beads is the perfect project for all ages.

Rainbow Fish Coffee Filter Craft - To make the Rainbow Fish Crafts look underwater, stick it to a blue sheet of construction paper and glue on top one sheet of slightly crumpled cling wrap.

Rainbow Fish Craft Making Instructions- This is SUCH a fun craft for young children to do.  There's something about shiny little scales that just cheer my 2 year old daughter right up!  Our rainbow fish has a permanent place of honor on the refrigerator.

Recycled Water Bottle Make a whole school of fish with this easy FreeKidsCrafts original water bottle project. Great way to reinforce a lesson on keeping our waters clean.

Recycled Soda Bottle Fish Mobile Craft for Children - Colorful tropical fish or goldfish swim around in a gentle circle when you suspend them from a recycled CD to make this fish mobile. The finished mobile would look great hung in the corner of a child's room!

Rick Rack Fish Felt Sewing Craft - Fun to make and soooooo easy! Attach them to a wire or stick and use as a plant poke or hang in your window. You can also do a "nautical" theme party and use them as a centerpiece or hang them in an empty fish tank for a conversation piece!

Ribbon Fish Arts and Crafts Project for Children and Teens - This delightful little fish can be used to decorate packages, cards, clothes or make several to string up as a mobile. Choose colors to match the holiday or make it monocromaticly classic.

Salty the Fish Craft - Yep, it's decorated with real salt!  

SoloGrips® Goldfish - Want to make sure your cookout goes swimmingly? Here's a whimsical decorating idea that will start your summer party planning off on the right foot -- or fin. Crafted from SoloGrips® Ultra Colors® orange plates, these goldfish are guaranteed to amuse your guests. Just hang them up around the yard and they'll do the rest, twirling and surfing in the breeze.

Shape Fish Craft - A circle, triangle, oval and diamond are the shapes used in this craft to create our happy fish. This shape fish craft is a fantastic way to help your children learn their shapes. Creating with shapes is something that our daughter has recently started to enjoy.

Stuffed Fish - Small fish of cloth is easy to make.

Star Fish Paper Mache Project to Make - Paper maché craft projects are a perfect craft for kids to really use their sense of touch.  When putting together their craft they get to experience different touches like the feel of dry paper, wet paper and the slimy feel of the paper maché mix.  

Stick Fish Making Instructions for Children This is a simple, inexpensive craft. A glue gun works better than liquid glue and for that reason adult assistance will be required. Adults should select sticks about the width of an adult's little finger and about 6 to 8 inches long. The trick to making this craft is to find sticks that have a slight curve to them.

Sponge Crown - This colorful crown makes a cool king or queen out of anyone -- especially when you give it a good squeeze.

Sand-cast Bass - There'll be no lamenting about the one that got away in this fish story. Cast right on the beach from plaster and assorted found treasures, this fine specimen makes a unique and lasting souvenir.

Sea Life, Ocean and Fish Crafts for Kids - Easy art activities for children ages preschool, Kindergarten through 3rd grade.

Styrofoam and Drinking Straw Puppet Craft - These simple puppets are made from styrofoam trays and drinking straws. You can make animals, fruit, teeth, characters from stories, shapes, vehicles, and just about anything else.

Tahitian Fish Mobile Craft- Bring a little of Tahiti’s waters into your room, make a tropical fish mobile.

This Project Looks a Little Fishy This crafty little fish will be happy swimming around in your bedroom or your classroom!  It's a great preschool or kindergarten class activity where everyone can show off their individuality while still being part of the "school."

Triangle Fish Paper Craftt  OK, it's time to do a craft for my youngest!  She's just beginning to make crafts and we're working on SHAPES! Make sure you reinforce the fact that these are all triangles when you're doing the craft.  You can count the triangles and sort the triangles.  You can also talk about other things that are shaped like circles (like a pyramid or a piece of pie).

Thumbprint Craft for Preschoolers - This simple Thumbprint Fish is sure to delight little crafters.

Tissue Paper Fish Craft - Do you need a simple craft for your kids to do that turns out beautifully every time?  Try our tissue paper fish craft!  This craft is easy enough for a toddler to do - we know because our toddler (she's almost two) helped us make the fish in the picture below!  She really loved sticking the little pieces of tissue paper to the contact paper and was very proud when we got to hang it on the window together.  We hope you and your kids have as much fun making this craft as we did!

Underwater Fish Scene - Create an underwater scene with this easy craft for kids.

"You're a Great Catch" Fish Photo Holder - What a great idea for Dad this Father's Day.

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