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Handprint Fish
Handprint Fish
"Get ready to swim into some fun with our handprint fish papercraft. This papercraft is even better than the real thing! Easy to take care of and with no smelly tank to clean, your kids will want to create a whole school of fish. Get your paper and scissors ready, and let’s dive right in! Papercrafts are great for all ages, and our handprint fish is so simple to make and easy to cut out and glue together that kids will want to make them again and again. There are endless ways to customize our handprint fish, from different colored paper and stripes to added sparkly sequins that your kids will love to make them! "
Primary TechniquePaper Crafts
Materials List
- Colored paper
- Pencil
- Craft glue
- Scissors
- Sharpie
Instructions
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Print out the template and cut out the patterns. You can use the hand layout provided with our template or simply trace a hand for this craft. The other patterns are stripes, blush, lips, and eyes. Trace the template patterns on the selected craft paper and cut out the traced pattern.
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The finger side is the backside of the fish, and the palm part is the body. Glue the lip cutout to the palm side of the handprint. Glue the eye and blush cutout near the lips on the palm side of the handprint.
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Fill the eye in with a color of your choice using a sharpie.
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Glue the stripe cutouts on the finger parts of the handprint.
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Use different colored craft paper for the handprint and stripes for added variety.
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You can glue the handprint fish crafts to a piece of blue paper and add underwater items to it for more fun!
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