If there’s one Disney princess from the past that little girls love, it’s The Little Mermaid! Whether girls dress up like her as a princess or as a mermaid, she’s ultra popular.

If your child loves Ariel too, they’ll want to make and wear this mermaid headband craft!

Download the free printable template to make it from colored paper or print it out in black and white to color in instead.

Let your kiddos’ imagination run wild with extra sparkliness by adding glitter, glitter glue, or stickers to these headbands as well.

This craft is great for preschool, kindergarten, and elementary-aged children. Also, be sure to browse through all of our fun mermaid activities for kids for more ideas!

Printable Mermaid Headband

Supplies

• Colored cardstock or construction paper
• Glue
• Scissors
• Tape
• Crayons or markers
• Mermaid headband template (enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the link sent to you)

Directions

Download the mermaid headband template, print, and cut out the pieces you need.

Use the markers to draw the details on the shell and starfish.

Glue the coral on each side of the main seashell, like in the picture.

Finish the headband base by gluing the starfish towards the top and behind the main seashell and coral.

Take the completed cluster and glue it to the headband base.

Complete the headband by taping the extenders on each side of the base.

That’s all you need to do to have a cute beach headband that’s great for mermaid fans!

Ocean Unit For Kids

Want to create a themed unit around this headband? We’ve got lots of ideas to get you started.

We love borrowing books from the library or buying some to add to our home collection. Reading is a great way to introduce a new unit and as you know, has tremendous benefits! Below are some of the top-rated 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!

How To Catch A Mermaid– This vibrant book is great for mermaid fans! Join the kids to see if their schemes will land them a mermaid!

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 Kids’ Crafts

Crafting is more than just a fun activity for kids – it can also be beneficial for their physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing. Crafts can help to improve fine motor skills, boost confidence and self-esteem, and promote creativity.

Try adding in some of these fun options:

Mermaid Handprint Craft – Summer is the perfect time to introduce kids to the magic of mermaids! This mermaid craft is a great way to get them excited about summer and the ocean. Plus, it’s a fun and easy project that doesn’t require any messy paint.

Shark Headband Craft – Shark Week is one of the most anticipated TV events of the year, and there’s no better way to get into the spirit than by crafting your own shark headband. This project is perfect for kids of all ages and can be easily completed in an afternoon. Best of all, our free template takes all the guesswork out of the process.

Paper Plate Crab Craft – This easy project is perfect for young children, and they’ll love getting to use different media to create their own unique crab.

Killer Whale Paper Bag Craft – Making puppets is a great way for kids to be creative and have fun. And what could be more fun than making an orca paper bag puppet? This easy-to-make craft is perfect for kids of all ages, and it’s sure to provide hours of entertainment.

Ocean Activities For Kids

For some educational activities, try out these ocean animal printable preschool worksheets. They’ll help with fine motor skills, letter recognition, patterns, and more!

It’s so important for kids to learn how to use scissors properly! These jellyfish cutting activity pages are a great way for them to practice their fine motor skills. Not only will they have fun cutting, but they’ll also be working on their hand-eye coordination.

These ocean pattern block mats are a great, no-prep STEM activity for young kids. They’re such a wonderful learning tool for young children! Not only do they help with eye-hand coordination, but they also encourage kids to learn about shapes and patterns.

We also love using these color by number ocean animal printables! They’re not only a great no-prep activity that kids will enjoy, but they also help children to practice fine motor skills, number recognition, and more.

Share With Us

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More Ideas For Kids

Free Mermaid Headband Template