DIY Puffer Fish Craft For Kids

Today as part of our ocean craft series made from wooden eggs we are sharing this cute Puffer Fish craft idea. The Puffer Fish is an interesting sea creature and one the kids might love to learn about.

Create this fun fish craft today with the little ones and have fun painting and learning about ocean sea creatures as you go.

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Supplies For This Puffer Fish Activity

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How To Make A Wooden Puffer Fish Craft

Begin by downloading and printing the puffer fish template. Trace and cut out the Pufferfish fins and tail onto yellow cardstock.

Next paint your egg yellow. I made the killer whale and Sea turtle at the same time. If you want to make a number of puffer fish, paint as many eggs as you need.

Paint the belly of the puffer fish a light brown.

Allow the paint to dry completely. 

Glue the cardstock fins and tail onto the puffer fish.

Use a pencil to draw eyes onto the fish.

Once you are satisfied with how they look, trace over the pencil with a black marker or a black paint pen.

Use a black paint pen or marker to add detail to the fins and tail.

Draw spikes all over the body of the fish with black marker or a black paint pen.

Draw a smile on the front of the fish with a black marker or a black paint pen. Your Puffer fish is now complete.

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DIY Puffer Fish Craft For Kids

puffer fish craft for kids

This is a tutorial on how to make a puffer fish craft.

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

Materials

  • Wooden or Paper Mache Eggs
  • Acrylic Paint
  • Paintbrush
  • Cardstock
  • Hot Glue
  • Pencil
  • Black Paint Pen or Permanent Marker

Tools

  • Scissors

Instructions

    Begin by downloading and printing the puffer fish template. Trace and cut out the Pufferfish fins and tail onto yellow cardstock.

    Next paint your egg yellow. I made the killer whale and Sea turtle at the same time. If you want to make a number of puffer fish, paint as many eggs as you need.

    Paint the belly of the puffer fish a light brown.

    Allow the paint to dry completely. 

    Glue the cardstock fins and tail onto the puffer fish.

    Use a pencil to draw eyes onto the fish.

    Once you are satisfied with how they look, trace over the pencil with a black marker or a black paint pen.

    Use a black paint pen or marker to add detail to the fins and tail.

    Draw spikes all over the body of the fish with a black marker or a black paint pen.

    Draw a smile on the front of the fish with a black marker or a black paint pen. Your Puffer fish is now complete.

Visit the tutorials for all six ocean animal crafts here!

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Angela Milnes is a Qualified Early Years Teacher who specialised in Preschool and Kindergarten teaching. She has a wealth of experience teaching young children and is passionate about kids crafts, preschool music and reading with kids. Don’t forget to follow our fun crafts and creative ideas over on Facebook.

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