Teaching your toddler about arctic animals? Or maybe introducing him to life under water? Whatever it is, teaching him about different kinds of fish, their eating habits and their life cycle can be an excellent learning experience, and if that’s what you’re planning to take on, here’s a bit of help.

Read on to discover a fun fish craft project with a free printable that will help your toddler learn more about the arctic cod.

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What Is An Arctic Cod?

Arctic cod is a kind of fish that lives in very cold regions of the world- usually where temperatures go below 4°C.

Where Do Arctic Cod live?

Arctic cod are usually found in the waters of Northern Canada and different regions in the Arctic seas.

This fish craft project is super easy. You’ll need just a handful of basic craft supplies- most of which you probably already have.

Supplies Needed For This Cod Fish Paper Craft

supplies for making fun fish crafts with preschool kids

How To Create This Arctic Cod Art Project

This arctic cod art project is super fun and easy to make. Start out by downloading the printable and cutting out the individual pieces, much like in the image below.

Next, get your kiddo to use a glue stick to glue the pieces of the fish together, step by step. It makes sense to start off with the bigger pieces first and then move on to the smaller ones.

And that’s it! Your fun fish craft project is all done.

Painting An Ocean Themed Watercolor Background

You can also take it up a notch by setting this final finished arctic cod aside and using a blank sheet to get your toddler to paint in shades of the ocean- blue, green, purple, etc to create a nice background for the fish to be pasted on.

Loved the idea of trying out this activity? Start out by getting your printable first.

Print Your Free Arctic Cod Template Here.

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