[Age 1] Handprint and Origami Goldfish

Here’s a cute craft idea that turns children’s handprints into goldfish! First, prepare a stamp pad and have the child make a handprint.

The thumb will become the pectoral fin, and the other fingers will form the tail fin, so make sure the child spreads their hand wide when stamping.

Once it’s dry, an adult should trim away any unnecessary parts.

Cut origami paper into small pieces, apply double-sided tape to make sticker bits, and let the child stick them on as scales.

Finally, add an eye made from a round sticker to the goldfish, and it’s done.

Try making goldfish in various colors and use them to decorate the wall!

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[Age 4] Growing Goldfish Mobile

How about making a stretchy goldfish mobile out of construction paper? It looks festive when displayed, and when you gently shake it, the goldfish hop around adorably.

Cut the construction paper into a circle and draw a spiral with a pencil.

After coloring the spiral with paint or markers, carefully cut along the line.

Stick on round stickers to represent bubbles, and attach goldfish and seaweed made from other pieces of construction paper.

Finally, add a string for hanging, and it’s done! Color the spiral to evoke water.

When attaching the goldfish, glue a thin strip of construction paper to the side edge of the spiral and fix the goldfish to the end of that strip.

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[Age 4] Goldfish Kendama

Goldfish, a staple at summer festival stalls, are one of the fish kids know well.

Here’s a craft idea for making a goldfish kendama using a plastic bottle.

Cut a plastic bottle in half, then protect the cut edge on the mouthpiece side with masking tape.

You’ll use only this half; the bottom half isn’t needed.

Prepare three bottle caps.

Make a hole in one cap, thread a string through it, and secure it so it won’t slip out.

Sandwich the other end of the string between the remaining two caps and fix it in place.

Wrap them with red vinyl tape, add a tail fin and eyes, and you’ve got a goldfish.

Attach the single cap side back to the bottle’s mouth, decorate the bottle like an aquarium, and you’re done.

Now try your best to get the goldfish back into its “tank!”

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[Age 0] Goldfish-Fishing Style Craft

[Crafts] For 0-year-olds too ♪ Summer Craft: Goldfish Scooping — Summer Festival Wall Decoration, Easy How-To

We’re introducing a summer craft idea for 0-year-olds that makes it feel like doing goldfish scooping.

First, take construction paper cut to resemble the water’s surface and let the child scribble on it.

After the scribbles, stick round stickers to look like bubbles, attach paper goldfish, and draw their eyes.

Finally, put everything into a clear plastic bag and twist the opening closed with a chenille stem (pipe cleaner)—all done! Since applying glue can be difficult for 0-year-olds, prepare double-sided tape so they can just press pieces on, or have an adult handle any parts that require glue.

It might be more fun to offer goldfish in various colors, not just red, so children can choose.

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[Age 2] Swimming Goldfish Made with Handprints

Make goldfish with handprints! A childcare worker explains how to do it

Here’s a goldfish craft idea using children’s handprints.

When you place the handprints inside a fishbowl, they look just like real goldfish.

First, make the base of the fishbowl from colored construction paper, and create some seaweed from colored paper as well.

An adult should prepare this part in advance.

Stamp the child’s handprint onto white paper, let it dry, then trim off the excess.

Have the child stick on eyes made from round stickers for the goldfish, and use a lactic acid drink bottle to stamp bubbles inside the fishbowl.

Finally, arrange and glue the seaweed and goldfish in the fishbowl, and you’re done!

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[Age 3] Round uchiwa fan with a transparent goldfish

[Summer Craft] Clear and refreshing! Fish Round Fan

Here’s a craft idea for making transparent goldfish with a refreshing, summery look using clear folders and colored cellophane.

Cut two pieces of thick paper into 20 cm diameter circles.

In the center of each, cut out a fish shape, and at the bottom, make a 3 cm diameter hole.

Attach a piece of clear file (cut large enough to cover the fish opening) to the thick paper, then layer and stick on cut pieces of colorful cellophane to create scales.

Place the second piece of thick paper on top and glue them together, then draw the fish’s face.

In the blank areas of the thick paper, draw bubbles and aquatic plants to finish.

For the eyes, draw pupils on round stickers; for the mouth, cut a round sticker in half and color it pink or red.

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[Age 3+] Goldfish Scooping Toy

[Handmade Toy] Perfect for a summer festival pretend-play♪ Pom-pom Goldfish Scooping Toy

Let’s try making a goldfish toy you can enjoy like a kendama! Crumple a tissue into a ball, cover it with a large sheet of tissue paper, and secure it with tape.

This will be the goldfish, so shape the excess tissue paper into the tail fin.

Add eyes made from round stickers and pectoral fins cut from construction paper to complete the goldfish.

Slightly split the tip of a pair of chopsticks, insert a paper plate between the split ends, and tape it in place.

Tie the goldfish and the paper plate together with string, and your toy is ready.

Prepare tissue paper in several colors so the children can make goldfish in their favorite colors.

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