This is a great sensory art project that encourages little hands to get moving and creative juices flowing! The inspiration for this project was from the weekly theme of “Fishing”. Each week this summer our program ventures out into the community for an all day field trip followed by a weekly theme for weekly art projects, songs, skits, and other various activities that corresponds with the field trip! Keep reading to learn more on how to create this project.

Supplies:

Long piece of white butcher paper

Tempura paint in blue,green,white

White paper plate

Various colors of tissue paper squares

White liquid glue

Sponges/Paintbrushes for mural background

Pencil

Scissors

Directions:

*This is somwhat of a longer project, it may take two days to complete.

1. First create the paper plate fish by cutting a triangle shape on one side of the paper plate to act as the fish’s mouth, with the newly cut off triangle glue to the back of the other side of the plate to be the tail.

2. Glue tissue paper squares to one side of the paper plate by dipping/applying glue, use the eraser end of a pencil to act as a utencil applicator (its easier to apply the paper).

3. Afer the fish is covered completely set to dry and work on mural!

4. Create a textuired look with the paint to be the “sea” water.

5. After the paper has dried, use a child’s handprint in a stacking order to act as the “see weed”

6. When the mural is dry and the fish are dry, simply glue the fish to the mural and you are finished.