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Paper plate Rainbow fish

by This crafty family | Jul 5, 2021 | All crafts, Animal crafts, Books, Crafts, Ocean crafts, Paper Plate crafts, World book day

How fun are these paper plate rainbow fish? We had so much fun making these to add my kid’s animal wall! Both my children love watching ocean documentaries and learning about the various creatures big and small that live under the sea. Whales are usually the favourite but recently my son’s grandfather was given an old 3D tv and my little guy loves to watch the different coloured fish swimming around in front of him. So inspired by that we decided to create our own Rainbow coloured fish and we just love them!

Here’s what we used

Paper plates
Tissue Paper

Coloured paint and paintbrush
Wiggly eye
Pink paper

Scissors
Glue

How to make a paper plate rainbow fish

For each fish you will need one and a half paper plates. Coat these plates in the chosen colour paint and pop aside to dry.

Once dry take your half paper plate and cut in in half to create two triangles. Glue one triangle onto the back of the paper plate to make the tail. Then, take the other triangle and cut it in half downwards from the point to give you two smaller triangles. Glue one of these triangles on an angle at the top of the paper plate and one at the bottom to make the fins.

Cut out several tissue paper circles to make the scales and glue them over the back 2/3rds of the fish’s body

Add a Wiggly eye and a cute heart shaped mouth and once dry the paper plate rainbow fish is finished!

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Bookworm bookmarks

by This crafty family | Apr 14, 2021 | Seasonal, Teacher gifts, World book day

These adorable little bookworm bookmarks are so sweet and simple. They’re perfect for young readers or as a handmade gift for loved ones! We originally made one for Granny but i liked them so much that my little guy wanted to make one for me too and aren’t they just the sweetest?

Heres what we used

Coloured card
Scissors

Glue
Googly eyes
Pen

How to make these bookworm bookmarks

Start by cutting out the rectangle shape of your bookmark. Then take your scissors and cut out 6-8 little circles. Glue them into an zig-zag pattern to make the bookworm’s body.

Add a face to your bookworm. For ours we added two googly eyes, a paper mouth and two antennae. Once the eyes had secured a little we used a pen to draw around them and add some glasses.

Next it’s time to make book. Cut out a rectangle strip of card that is the same height as your bookmark and then fold it in half to make the book. Trim the width as necessary. Then cut out a slightly smaller rectangle from your white paper and glue it into the centre of the book to make the pages. Use a marker to add a special message.