Goldfish Mobile

Source: http://www.inspiremecrafts.com/inspireme_crafts/dollar_diva/

MATERIALS:


2-4 sheets of orange/red foam rectangles (purchased mine at DollarTree in pack)
Wiggly eyes
Beading wire
Glue Gun
Cotton balls or tissue
Glitter glue, markers, anything to decorate fish
Black Marker
Assorted Beads
Ribbon

HOW-TO:

1. Start by free-handing the shape of a fish on the orange foam. Or you could print out a fish to trace. Cut the shape of the fish out on two pieces of foam.

2. Have your children decorate the large fish by adding wiggly eyes, a mouth using the marker, glitter glue, etc. Let dry.

3. Cut out several smaller size fish. Cut out. Add wiggly eyes and mouth.

4. Take beading wire. Poke it through the top of a small fish and then twist the wire together. Start adding beads. Leave about an inch of wire at the top to attach to the larger fish later. Repeat for all your small fish.

5. Once your large fish is dry, connect the front piece and the back piece using the glue gun around the inner edges. Be sure to leave a portion unglued so you can stuff it with tissue or cotton balls. Stuff it with the cotton to make it 3-dimensional. Once stuffed, close the opening by gluing it shut.

6. Take the first beaded fish. With the top part of the wire left, punch it through the bottom of the large fish and twist the wire together to secure it. You now have a small fish hanging from the large fish. Repeat with all your small fish and beaded wire.

7. Cut ribbon to your desired length (I did about 1 foot). Glue each end of the ribbon to the back of the fish to allow it to hang.

8. Voila! You are done. Go proudly hang your hanging-fish-thing a.k.a. School of Fish.

If your child is currently infatuated with fish and under the sea creatures then this is one definitely worth trying. You could even do an octopus! On a side note, all the materials could be purchased at a craft store, but they are also ALL available at the DollarTree! Yay!