Jellyfish crafts that are great for preschool activities! You can even play pretend aquarium with them.
Have you ever seen jellyfish at an aquarium or in the ocean?
Jellyfish can grow to about 30 centimeters in diameter, and most of their bodies are made of water.
This time, we’d like to introduce a fun jellyfish craft inspired by this popular sea creature!
It’s designed for ages 0 to 5, with activities suitable for each age.
It will stimulate children’s motivation and help them engage enthusiastically in the crafting process.
Once the crafts are finished, it would be great for teachers and children to play “aquarium pretend” together.
Be sure to make these cute jellyfish with the children!
Jellyfish crafts that are great for childcare activities! You can even play pretend aquarium. (1–10)
[Ages 4 and up] Making jellyfish with wet-on-wet painting
![[Ages 4 and up] Making jellyfish with wet-on-wet painting](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4IKOywZr1_Y/sddefault.jpg)
Let’s make jellyfish using a “bleed painting” technique, where you let paint bleed into paper soaked with water to create a distinctive look.
First, cut a backing sheet into the shape of a jellyfish and soak it in water.
Take it out and apply paint.
After it dries, attach the tentacle parts using materials like raffia ribbon (suzuran tape), then draw the face to complete your jellyfish.
You can create originality by combining different bleed colors and tentacle colors, and it’s also important to think about what kind of artwork you’ll assemble with the jellyfish you’ve made.
Jellyfish made with simple paper plates
This craft makes use of a paper plate’s natural curve: cut it and combine various parts to create a jellyfish.
Use a paper plate cut in half as the body, then attach tentacle parts made from things like raffia tape or ribbons.
Finally, add a string so it can be hung, and you’re done.
It’s also fun to display it alongside other sea creatures.
Play around with the tentacle length and number, the expression, and the color balance to create your own unique jellyfish.
You might get a different look if you use the paper plate’s serrated edge, too.
girly jellyfish
This is a girly-style jellyfish made using a jelly cup as the base and decorating it with ribbons, lace, and beads.
A key point is how you express softness with each material and how you bring out a sense of transparency.
Wrap the cup with lace, and arrange ribbons and beads as the tentacle parts.
It’s recommended to create a clear, airy look by making good use of the spaces you can see through—intentionally adding wrinkles before using materials, keeping the number of tentacle parts low, and so on, to emphasize transparency.
Jellyfish made with origami
Let’s make a cute origami character that highlights the jellyfish’s roundness and softness.
The body uses the front side of the paper, while the tentacles use the back side, so you can enjoy the contrast between the two colors.
Using the halfway crease as a guide, fold little by little—trimming the corners as you go while forming the tentacle parts at the same time.
Avoid pressing too hard on the creases; aim to create a soft transition between the tentacles and the body.
If you use double-sided colored origami paper, you’ll get an even more colorful look.
[Ages 0 and up] Jellyfish made with tissue paper and netting
![[Ages 0 and up] Jellyfish made with tissue paper and netting](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/s355jSRP4DY/sddefault.jpg)
A simple jellyfish craft made with a sink strainer net and tissue paper is easy even for small children.
Just roll tissue paper of your favorite colors into several balls, place them inside the strainer net, and tie the opening with thread—that’s it.
Since you don’t use tools like scissors during the craft, it’s a great idea for everyone from young children to older adults.
However, if you thread a string through it to hang in a room, you’ll need to use a needle, so have an adult help as needed.
[Ages 1 and up] Colorful Jellyfish Made with Jelly Cups
![[Ages 1 and up] Colorful Jellyfish Made with Jelly Cups](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ecv5HSWuTMw/sddefault.jpg)
A jellyfish craft that makes use of the transparent look of jelly cups is perfect as a hanging decoration.
The method is simple: cut raffia tape (suzuran tape) to a uniform length, pack it into the cup, and attach it there.
Then just add some twine so it can be hung, and it’s done.
For an even more colorful finish, try using raffia tape in various colors or stick finely cut colored cellophane to the inside of the cup.
[Ages 4 and up] Make jellyfish with pipe cleaners at the mall
![[Ages 4 and up] Make jellyfish with pipe cleaners at the mall](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/CMP0SpKKoN4/sddefault.jpg)
This is a colorful craft that uses pipe cleaners as jellyfish tentacles.
The jellyfish body is made by painting construction paper with paint; changing the colors of the paper and paint makes it even more vibrant.
After that, just attach the tentacles with pipe cleaners and you’re done.
It’s recommended to choose colors different from the body to make the whole piece pop.
Since the jellyfish alone looks flat, arrange it with sea-themed motifs like seaweed and fish to create depth through overlapping and achieve a more three-dimensional look.