Craft projects that incorporate your child’s hands or feet are such great ways to document growth over the years. Not only that, but the results are always adorable!
This “hand”-some fish in a bowl incorporates a few unique 3-D elements, making it fun to display and destined to become a great keepsake.
Supplies:
This “hand”-some fish in a bowl incorporates a few unique 3-D elements, making it fun to display and destined to become a great keepsake.
Supplies:
- Glue
- Ink Pad (You can also use washable markers)
- Scissors
- 1 Wiggly Eye
- 1 Black Marker
- White Buttons, Beads or Cotton for Bubbles
- 1 Piece of Blue Construction Paper (or color of choice for tank)
- 1 Piece of Yellow Construction Paper (or color of choice for fish)
- Dried Beans or Small Pebbles
Directions:
- Draw and cut out a fish tank, shape and size of choice. I free-handed this one and just made sure it was well over the size of my child’s hand.
- Trace child's hand on the yellow piece of paper. Cut out.
- Put ink (or marker) on the thumbs (or all fingers) and put fingerprints on the fingers of the fish.
- Glue eye on fish and draw mouth with marker.
- Glue hand (fish) onto the blue paper (tank).
- Glue remainder of items to decorate tank. Use pebbles or beans for the rocks at the bottom. Use buttons, beads or cotton for the bubbles.
