Jellyfish Kid’s Craft | Summer Series

I am SO excited to introduce you to an idea that I have been working on for a while now. School is officially out for the summer starting this Friday, and I wanted to have something fun to do with my girls during the summer that would give us a creative outlet and something to work on together. I was also concerned about my girls forgetting some of the things that they learned during the school year, so I wanted to have some review work for them to do. That is how my idea started, and now I am ready to share it with you! Every week during the summer, we will be focusing on a theme and doing craft projects, cooking, learning, and going on a field trip based on the weekly theme. I wanted to start the themes off with something that my husband loves….FISH! Today, we will be doing a jellyfish kid’s craft that was a big hit with my girls.

This is the perfect craft to get things started. It only takes a couple of things to make, and I actually had pretty much everything on hand already. You’ll need:

• paper plates (I bought mini plates from Target that are part of the Spritz line. The colors and scallops are darling!)
• Googly eyes
• Glue stick
• Twine or some other type of string
• Crepe Paper
• Washi tape (or any tape. I just liked the patterned tape)

Begin by folding your plate in half. Then you’ll want to cut your crepe paper. I found that the perfect size was to cut the crepe paper into thirds in strips. After you cut the strips, you’ll want to crumble them up in your hand and then undo them.

Then, you’ll use your tape and string and tape, fold the string in half, and tape it inside the middle of the plate. Once it is in place, use your glue stick to glue the plate shut. You’ll need to hold the plate together until the glue dries.

After it dries, you’ll want to add the tentacles to the bottom of the jellyfish. I used the washi tape and taped all the way across the front and back of the jellyfish to hold the crepe paper in place.

Last, you’ll want to add faces. I think this was my girl’s favorite part, and you can definitely see their personalities in the faces they drew.

First, they glued eyes onto the plate, and then, using a sharpie, they drew mouths and whatever else they felt like on the faces.

I love the way they turned out, and my girls had fun in the process! I hope you liked this project, and I hope you’ll check back for more fish themed activities throughout this week, and that you’ll check out the other themes that I have going on during the rest of the summer.