Fun Fish Craft Ideas to Make at Daycare and Kindergarten

A goldfish with a cute tail fin

[Summer Origami] Easy and Cute Goldfish Folding / Origami Fish — Origami Goldfish

Once you’re finished, draw patterns with a pen! Here’s a cute goldfish idea featuring an adorable tail fin.

You’ll need two sheets of origami paper cut to quarter size, glue, and a pen.

It’s a unique idea where you fold the face and the body with tail fin separately, then glue them together.

The tail fin design is charming and really brings out the beauty of the goldfish.

Adding pen-drawn patterns gives it originality and boosts the overall finish, which is a big plus.

You’ll likely feel happy every time you look at the completed goldfish.

Shining Fish Made from Aluminum Foil

How about making a sparkling fish with aluminum foil? First, cut construction paper to the size of the fish’s body and cut drawing paper into the shape of a fish with a tail.

Make small slits around the construction paper, then hook and wrap twine around it.

Next, cover it with aluminum foil and secure it on the back.

Gently press so the shape of the foil stands out.

Color the spaces between the raised strings with permanent markers in any colors you like.

Finally, glue it onto the drawing paper—and you’re done! You’ll have a shiny fish that sparkles in all kinds of colors.

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With the marble run, the goldfish can’t escape.

Goldfish that you often see at festivals.

To keep them from escaping, you need to make sure they’re securely placed in a bag.

With that in mind, let’s make a craft of a goldfish swimming lively inside a bag.

To evoke the cool look of water, roll paint-covered marbles over white construction paper to create patterns.

Then, paste cut-out paper goldfish on top—and it’s done! Finger stamping to add seaweed and other details is also recommended.

Let the children handle rolling the marbles and doing the finger stamps, while the teacher should take care of cutting the paper and gluing the parts together.

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A giant fish painted with finger painting

How about making a big fish with finger painting? Finger painting, where you paint using paint on your fingers or hands instead of brushes, offers a different kind of charm from regular paintings.

One recommendation is for the teacher to create the rough shape of the fish and have the children help with coloring it using finger painting.

You can cover the whole thing with color, or use the shapes of hands and fingers like patterns to add color—let’s skip the rules and paint freely!

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Large-scale ocean production

Why not create a bold ocean-themed wall display using large poster paper? First, paint the poster paper to make the ocean background, then scatter pieces of tissue paper you’ve cut up on top.

This will help express the waves and shimmer of the sea.

Next, use construction paper and PE tape to make sea creatures like octopuses, squids, and jellyfish.

Have fun making them together with the children! Once the creatures are finished, stick them wherever you like to complete the display.

Adding extras like seashells and wakame seaweed will really enhance the atmosphere.

Make it a wonderful wall display by making the most of the children’s ideas.

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Fish made with paper plates

Here’s a paper-plate fish craft idea that lets you enjoy a hallway or classroom that feels like an aquarium.

All you need are paper plates, doilies, and origami paper.

First, use the paper plate as the fish’s body and create the eyes and mouth with origami paper.

Next, cut the doily to make the dorsal fin and tail fin.

You can also substitute fruit netting for the dorsal and tail fins.

This gives it a look somewhat like a tropical fish.

Even this alone creates an ocean vibe, but making seaweed out of raffia tape (Suzuran tape) will enhance the underwater feel even more.

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Goldfish made with paper plates and tissue paper

Let’s make a cute goldfish using a paper plate and tissue paper! Cut a single slit in the paper plate—about the size of a slice of cake—and attach the cut-out piece to form the goldfish’s tail.

Prepare tissue paper in various colors and cut it into small pieces.

You can cut it neatly with scissors, or let the children tear it freely.

Then have them glue the small tissue pieces onto the paper plate however they like, and finish by adding a black round sticker for the eye.

Aside from cutting the paper plate, it’s best to let the children do the rest.

Don’t feel limited to red just because it’s a goldfish—encourage them to use any colors they like.

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