Create an adorable tye-dye fish puppet!
To create these cute fish, gather the following materials:
You will need:
- thick paper
- washable markers
- scissors
- heavy duty tape
- pencil
- paintbrush
- cup of water
- chopstick or popsicle stick
Start by coloring different scale shaped secrions on your paper. Scales are kind of shaped like a “U” so keep that in mind when coloring. Also, since we’re going to be painting over the washable marker with water, you can kind of scribble color, leaving some white spaces.
Keep coloring, switching up the colors making a nice pattern across your paper. Be sure to color enough space on the paper for your handprint to be traced when it’s dry. I colored the whole thing to be safe.
Once you’ve created and colored a pattern with your washable markers, get ready to start painting with water over the whole page. The markers will start to blend together giving it a tye-dye look!
Let your paper completely dry. Then flip your paper over and trace your hand on the back.
Carefully cut out your hands with scissors. Please ask for help with this part of the project if you need it!
Grab a dark marker and start adding some details to your fish. Make sure the thumb is at the top of the fish. Add an eye, mouth, fin details and scales! Be creative!
Flip your fish over and attach your popsicle stick or chopstick with a piece of heavy duty tape To the back.
Now your fish is ready for an adventure! Use it as a puppet in a imaginary ocean! Or display it somewhere it can add a pop of color!
St. Lawrence students, please send a picture of your finished artwork to stlawrenceartclass@gmail.com so I can display it on the school’s website!
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