Arctic Cod Fish Craft For Kids

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.

Arctic cod craft and template

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

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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.

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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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Arctic Cod Fish Craft For Kids

ARCTIC-COD-CRAFT for kids

This is a tutorial on how to make an arctic cod fish craft.

Prep Time 5 minutes
Active Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Difficulty Easy

Materials

  • Printer
  • Colored Stock Card
  • Glue
  • Black Marker Pen
  • Pencil
  • Paintbrush
  • Iodised salt
  • Watercolor Paints

Tools

  • Scissors

Instructions

    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.

And if you’re on the hunt for some more arctic animals themed projects to get your toddler engaged in, or educate him more about fish and other underwater life, here are some additional links to try out.

Arctic Animals Penguin, Polar Bear, Walrus, And Moose Craft

Arctic Coloring Pages For Kids

Paper Bag Puppet Penguin

Angler Fish Craft Project For Kids

Fantastic Fish Crafts For Kids

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