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Super cool, water-free aquarium!

Super cool, water-free aquarium!

5 to 8 years

Here's an easy ay to entertain your kid - just offer him/her to make an aquarium out of paper plates!

Needed:


  • 2 disposable paper plates;
  • scissors;
  • glue (glue gun);
  • gouache, brush, jar of water;
  • white paper;
  • felt pens;
  • pieces of colored felt;
  • stapler.

Cut off the middle of the first plate as it is shown in the photo - you'll get a paper ring.
Paint the ring purple.

Paint the second plate blue, let the paints dry.

Make sand, seaweed, and pebbles out of felt. 

Attach the sandy bottom to the plate with a stapler, glue the seaweed and pebbles with PVA or a glue gun.

Draw fish on a sheet of white paper with felt pens, cut them out and also glue them to the blue plate.

Attach the purple paper ring to the blue plate with a stapler.

Your craft is ready!

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Activity picture for Super cool, water-free aquarium! in Wachanga
Activity picture for Super cool, water-free aquarium! in Wachanga
Activity picture for Super cool, water-free aquarium! in Wachanga
Activity picture for Super cool, water-free aquarium! in Wachanga

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