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Paper
Bag Fish
Make
a colorful fish using a paper bag and your imagination!
Here's how:
Alert!
This activity can be messy.
If you are doing this activity at home, be sure to check
with your parents or other adult before you begin. Wear
old clothes. If it's nice outside, you may do this activity
outside on a card table. If you are inside, place a
layer of newspapers on the floor underneath your work
area.
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old newspapers
paper lunch bag
large rubber band
scissors
construction paper
glue
poster
paint, markers, glitter, sequins
paint
brushes
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Before you begin, gather all of your supplies
together and put them on the counter. Read all of the
directions from start to finish to become familiar with
the procedure. Now you are ready to begin.
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1. Cover your work area completely
with newspaper.
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2. Paint the paper bag the all-over
color you want your fish to be. While the paint
is still wet, you may add glitter, and it will
stick to the paint. Allow the bag to dry thoroughly
(at least 30 minutes) by opening the bag up all
the way and standing it on its open end.
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3. Once the paint is dry, take some
sheets of newspaper and wad them up. Stuff them
into the lunch bag until it is about half full.
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4. Pull the open end of the bag
together and tie it off tightly with the rubber
band. Then fan the top of the sack to make the
tail of your fish, and lay the bag down on the
table.
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5. Using the construction paper
and scissors, cut out a large fin for your fish's
back, and then cut out two smaller fins for the
sides. The large fin is called the dorsal fin
and the smaller fins are the ventral fins.
6. Next, make ½-inch folds along
the bottoms of all three fins. Glue the folded edges
of the fins to the top and sides of your fish, and
let dry |
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7. Using poster paints, markers,
glitter, sequins, and your creativity, paint your
fish with an imaginative design of your choice.
Be sure to give your fish eyes and a mouth.
8. Allow the fish to dry completely.
Now your fish is ready to enjoy, but only on dry
land! |
Adapted from Fifty Nifty Paper Crafts,
by Holly Hebert (Lowell House, Chicago, 1995).
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