These fish really pop
There's something about making a craft three-dimensional. It just makes things more fun.
Try out this three-dimensional fish craft --- it really pops!
You'll need:
Colored paper
Scissors
Glue stick
Marker
Cut your 8.5x11-inch sheet of paper in half the short way. Fold in half the long way and cut three-quarters of an oval, making the final part straight instead of curved.
Unfold the paper and cut the pointed end into six slits, making your way about three-quarters up the sheet of paper.
Dab some glue in the middle of the two middle slits. Pull one of the second-most outer slits over and glue down. Glue down the next slits, pulling each toward the middle to create the fins.
Pop the main part of the fish up. Mark eyes and decorate the tail.
Try these other fun fish crafts:
Shake, wiggle and flop --- create a moving fish
Clothespin fish
Fold a simple origami fish
Fish handprint
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