Fidgety Fish Puppet Craft and Learning Resource

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Fidgety Fish Puppet Craft And Learning Resource

Have you ever read the book Fidgety Fish. We have! In fact, Fidgety fish is one of my favorite storybooks that I used to read to my daughter and it’s still one we love to this day even though it’s a little young for her now.

Today on the blog I am sharing a fish-themed craft-based and resource which would go really well with the preschool storybook Fidgety Fish. I hope you enjoy our post.

Fidgety Fish

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Supplies for This Fidgety Fish Craft

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Fidgety Fish

Pacon Tru-Ray Construction Paper, 9-Inches by 12-Inches, 50-Count, Assorted (103031)Pacon Tru-Ray Construction Paper, 9-Inches by 12-Inches, 50-Count, Assorted (103031)Darice 9150-82 Wood Craft Colored Stick, 4-1/2-Inch, 120-PackDarice 9150-82 Wood Craft Colored Stick, 4-1/2-Inch, 120-PackCreativity Street Wiggle Eyes Assorted Sizes, Black, 100-Piece (CKC344602)Creativity Street Wiggle Eyes Assorted Sizes, Black, 100-Piece (CKC344602)

Scotch Precision Scissor, 6-Inches (1446), 1-packScotch Precision Scissor, 6-Inches (1446), 1-packSharpie Metallic Permanent Markers, Fine Point, Gold, 2 CountSharpie Metallic Permanent Markers, Fine Point, Gold, 2 CountElmer's All Purpose School Glue Sticks, Clear, Washable, 4 Pack, 0.24-ounce sticksElmer’s All Purpose School Glue Sticks, Clear, Washable, 4 Pack, 0.24-ounce sticks

How to Make This Fish Craft

To make these Fidgety Fish craft puppets you will need to draw around your little one’s hand.

Fidgety Fish

Once you have drawn around your child’s hand on each of the pieces of coloured paper, cut out the hand outlines to create fish stencils.

Fidgety Fish

Glue a googly eye onto your fish and use your pencil to create scales.

You can then go over the pencil markings with a gold posca paint pen.

You could use another colour if you choose such as a silver pen but we used gold.

The next step is to glue the popsicle stick and stick it to the back of your cut out fish.

You repeat the process which each coloured fish.

Fidgety Fish

My daughter enjoyed helping me to make these.

It was pretty simple and easy to do and my hubby got a little snap happy with his camera.

Fidgety Fish

We made green, blue, yellow and purple fish and the process was easy, simple and fun to make.

Fidgety Fish

Once your fish are complete, you can use them during story time to make reading more interactive and fun.

Fidgety Fish

You might want to hand the fish to the kids and let them pretend to be Fidgety Fish as you read the story.

Fidgety Fish

This would be ideal for both the home and or at mat time in preschool or kindergarten and I’m sure the kids will love both making the fish and using them.

Fidgety Fish

You could also pin them to the wall as a decoration or pop your fish into a fish bowl. There are lots of options. Enjoy.

Fidgety Fish
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Fidgety Fish Puppet Craft And Learning Resource

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This is a tutorial on how to make a fidgety fish puppet craft

Prep Time 5 minutes
Active Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Difficulty Easy

Materials

  • Coloured Paper
  • Lollipop Sticks
  • Glue
  • Googly Eyes
  • Pencil
  • Gold Posca Pen
  • Fidgety Fish Book (Optional)

Tools

  • Scissors

Instructions

    To make these Fidgety Fish craft puppets you will need to draw around your little one’s hand.

    Once you have drawn around your child’s hand on each of the pieces of coloured papercut out the hand outlines to create fish stencils.

    Glue a googly eye onto your fish and use your pencil to create scales.

    You can then go over the pencil markings with a gold posca paint pen.

    You could use another colour if you choose such as a silver pen but we used gold.

    The next step is to glue the popsicle stick and stick it to the back of your cut out fish.

    You repeat the process which each coloured fish.

    My daughter enjoyed helping me to make these.

    It was pretty simple and easy to do and my hubby got a little snap happy with his camera.

    We made green, blue, yellow, and purple fish and the process was easy, simple, and fun to make.

    Once your fish is complete, you can use them during story time to make reading more interactive and fun.

    You might want to hand the fish to the kids and let them pretend to be Fidgety Fish as you read the story.

    This would be ideal for both the home and or at mat time in preschool or kindergarten and I’m sure the kids will love both making the fish and using them.

    You could also pin them to the wall as a decoration or pop your fish into a fish bowl. There are lots of options. Enjoy.

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Angela Milnes is a Qualified Early Years Teacher who has specialised in Preschool and Kindergarten teaching. She has a wealth of experience teaching young children and is passionate about kids crafts and having fun as a family. Angela has also taught cooking skills and loves to share both family recipes and easy crafts here on The Inspiration Edit. Follow her on Pinterest!

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14 Comments

  1. Ahh, normally when I see your amazing crafts I’m left thinking ‘I could never do that’ but this time it’s something I could actually do! I just need to aim for preschooler level 😉 Great craft though, I can think of a lot of fishy stories it would work with. #KLTR

  2. I haven’t come across the book before, but this looks like a fun activity to do with kids at home or school, and not too messy or complicated! #kltr

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