Summer is a great time to visit the aquarium where kids can see different ocean life. One of our favorites to check out is the jellyfish! They’re so mesmerizing to watch them float around!

This jellyfish name craft is a fun way for young kids to learn about jellyfish and get creative! They’ll cut, paste, and decorate this adorable ocean project while learning how to spell their name.

This idea will be so much fun for your little ones, and it’s be a great addition to their summer activities!

Be sure to explore more of what lives in the ocean with our ocean crafts for kids. You’ll find lots of easy projects your kids will love!

Ocean Name Craft

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Kids will create a jellyfish out of colorful paper and arrange the bubbles to spell out their names. This activity is great for preschool, pre-k, or elementary aged kids and can be tailored to their skill level.

For letter recognition work, use the editable PDF to print out your child’s name on the bubbles. For kids to practice handwriting, leave the bubbles blank and they can write in the letters of their name on them.

Download our free template and dive into this fun project with just a few simple supplies you probably already have around the house.

Supplies

• Colored cardstock or construction paper
• Scissors
• Glue
• Markers
• Jellyfish template (click the “click here to get this freebie” image at the end to open the form)

Directions

Start by downloading the jellyfish template and printing it out. Once you have the template printed, gather the materials needed for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this jellyfish to life!

First, encourage your child to glue the eyes below each of the eyebrows.

Place the bottom of the body piece on the back and bottom of the top piece and glue it in place.

Next, guide your child to glue the tentacles to the back and bottom of the jellyfish.

Now, glue the completed jellyfish on a piece of blue paper.

Take the bubble letters and arrange them along the bottom of the paper to spell the child’s name and glue them in place.

Finally, help your child to draw wave lines on the background paper.

We’re sure your kiddos loved this jellyfish activity. While you’re here be sure to check out our other name crafts for kids that we’re sure they will love to make too!

Fun Read Aloud Jellyfish Books For Kids

Ocean Theme Ideas For Kids

With summer break coming up, you may be wondering how you’re going to fill your child’s day. We suggest using this extra time to make an ocean themed study for kids to learn and create.

We have lots of fun ocean themed ideas and activities that will keep them entertained for hours, plus adding in these projects, activities, and books will help provide structure for their days. Keep reading to discover some fun ideas!

Ocean Books For Kids

If you’re looking for a creative way to bond with your children AND boost their brain power, look no further than a good book! Reading to kids from a young age has countless benefits – from building vocabulary and improving concentration to fostering empathy and encouraging a lifelong love of learning.

Check out some of our favorite ocean books for kids below!

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!

Ocean Crafts For Kids

Encourage your kids to get crafty this summer! Creating something new provides so many benefits to kids’ development in addition to being a fun activity.

Related: Tissue Paper Jellyfish Craft

This is a great way to spend time with one another and watch them grow and discover new things. So plan some fun ocean-themed DIYs to do over the break!

Jellyfish Craft – Kids will love to create these cute jellyfish with their favorite colors. This project is great to make for any ocean themed study or party theme since the kids can make several to hang up and feel like they’re under the sea!

Octopus Handprint Craft – This cute ocean idea is also super easy! Your little ones will be excited to see their little hands become the octopus’ arms in this fun paper activity. And the best part? You only need a few simple supplies to make it happen!

Crab Paper Bag Puppet – Bring the beach home with this fun puppet! It’s great for pretend play and putting on puppet shows! Use our free template and a regular ole paper bag to create this cute crab.

Hammerhead Shark Puppet – When Shark Week comes up this year, the kids will be ready with this fun hammerhead shark! It’s a fun project to make when learning more about sharks or different ocean animals.

Ocean Activities For Kids

The sharks in these shark connect the dot printables really know how to have fun in the sun! These three different dot to dot illustrations will make a splash with your kids.

Kids will be able to work on spatial awareness, fine motor skills, and counting skills when they connect the dots to reveal the fun shark pictures. Once they complete drawing in the picture, they’ll get to do a favorite activity – coloring!

Do you think jellyfish wish there were peanut butter fish? No? How about helping kids use scissors? With these jellyfish cutting activity pages they do help kids learn to master the use of scissors!

This fun ocean themed activity is just the thing to get kids using their scissors and gaining the control needed to correctly use them.

Crab walk on over to check out these crab worksheets that will be perfect for kids to learn a few new things about the letter C and crustaceans.

They’re a great way for your kids to get some handwriting practice in writing the word crab and uppercase and lowercase Cc.

Easy Jellyfish Painting For Kids

For a great way to entertain the kids this summer, have them color a whole school of fish with these fish color by number printables! They’re easy to prepare since all you have to do is download and print, and kids will be able to work on number and color recognition as they color in each space!

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Editable Jellyfish Template