Easy Clownfish Craft For Preschool

If one thing comes to mind when we think of summertime, it’s the ocean! Kids are naturally drawn to the ocean, with all its mystery and cool animal life. Summer is a great time to teach preschoolers about some of the aquatic life that lives within our amazing oceans.

This clownfish preschool craft is a great way to teach little ones about fish and have a fun under the sea activity at the same time.

Read below to see how to make this simple craft with your children or students! Also, be sure to check out all of our ocean crafts for kids!

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Simple Clownfish Craft For Kids

Because of the huge popularity of Finding Nemo and Finding Dory, most children these days can recognize clownfish. That means they’ll love making this Nemo-inspired craft even more!

Moms will love this activity because it’s simple and helps children work on developmental skills. If the children are able to use scissors independently, this craft will help them fine-tune their dexterity and strengthen their hand muscles.

Gluing all the pieces together will help the kids with fine motor practice and following directions. Discussing the ecosystem clownfish live in is a great homeschool sea life or marine life lesson for little children. Any way you look at this craft, it’s educational and fun!

Supplies

• Colored cardstock or construction paper
• Googly eyes
• Black marker
• Glue stick
• Scissors
• Circle punches (optional)
• Clownfish template (click the “click here to get your freebies” image at the end of the post)

Directions

Start by downloading and printing the template. Once the template is printed, gather the materials for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this clownfish to life!

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First, guide your child to glue the stripes. The short fat strip goes by the tail, the largest strip goes in the middle, and the thinnest, curviest stripe goes by the mouth.

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Glue the googly eye above the smile.

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Next, help your child to glue the clownfish onto the blue card stock.

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Now, using the lighter blue card stock, cut out a few wave shapes and glue them onto the paper.

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Finally, encourage your child to cut out some bubbles from the white card stock and glue onto the paper. Use the black marker to draw reflective shapes onto the bubbles.

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Be sure to check out our other animal crafts while you’re here! Your littles will love creating more fun projects like this one!

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Ocean Books For Kids

The Snail and the Whale– Julia Donaldson, author of the famous book The Gruffalo, brings kids another fun book about an unlikely set of friends. Snail and Whale have lots of fun together in this colorful book!

Shark Lady– This children’s book is based upon the true story of Eugenie Clark, aka, The Shark Lady. Learn about her love of sharks, her discoveries, and the inspiring message of going after what you want in life.

The Rainbow Fish -This is a classic children’s book with a wonderful message for children. In it, a fish learns to share his favorite possession, his glittery scales, with his friends!

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Ocean Animal Crafts For Kids

Handprint Crab Craft – Get your little ones to make a crustacean creation! With this easy-to-make crab craft, kids can trace their hands and put them together to form a cool crab. And don’t forget the fun finishing touch – googly eyes! Your little crabs will love transforming their handprints into this snappy craft.

Related: Ocean Cutting Practice Pages

Jellyfish Paper Bag Puppet Craft – Make sure kids don’t miss the boat on this creative jellyfish craft! Our free printable template makes it simple for kids to make their own paper bag puppets. They can get creative with different colors and decorations, then use their puppet to put on an ocean-themed show!

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Paper Plate Shark – Ready to sink your little ones’ teeth into a fun craft? This paper plate shark is sure to make a splash!

Kids can practice their painting and color-matching skills as they transform a paper plate into a ferocious (but friendly!) shark. It also makes a great decoration for any classroom or bedroom once complete!

Beluga Whale Headband – Let your kids get creative with this beluga whale headband! Your little ones can exercise their imagination with this easy-to-make craft.

They can leave the headband blank or color it in with their favorite crayons. When finished, they can slip on their headband and go on an imaginary underwater adventure!

Ocean Activities For Children

These jellyfish worksheets are a fun, no-prep fish activity that lets kids explore the world of jellyfish! Kids can practice their handwriting and letter recognition while learning about these fascinating creatures.

Plus, these worksheets are great for fine-motor development, meaning they’ll be swimming in new skills!

Try this Handprint Jellyfish Craft

Fun meets education with our printable ocean animal worksheets. With matching games, letter tracing exercises, and line mazes – your kids can deep dive into their learning at home or summer camp!

This complete set of worksheets has everything you need to make education a whale of a time!

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You have to try our ocean play dough mat for a truly interactive way to learn! Kids will have so much fun creating ocean scenes with play dough.

Your little ones can hone their motor skills and use their imaginations to create something special! Our ocean play dough mat is a great tactile activity for taking on the go or doing at home.

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Download these rainbow fish activity sheets and make learning a splash! Your kids will be hooked on learning with these fun, educational activities. They can color in each illustration and work on puzzles, making learning a fin-tastic experience!

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Clownfish Template