If your little ones are enchanted by the magical world under the sea, they’ll love making this adorable mermaid name craft. Kids will create an adorable mermaid complete with a starfish crown that spells out their name.

This hands-on activity gives your little mermaids a chance to use their creativity while practicing important early learning skills. Once they’ve finished designing their mermaid, be sure to check out even more name crafts where kids can create personalized art.

Collage of mermaid name crafts featuring colorful paper mermaids with personalized crowns labeled “Luna” and “Chloe,” perfect for preschool and kindergarten – fun mermaid-themed name recognition activity for kids.

Under The Sea Name Activity

Kids will have an ocean of fun making this sweet mermaid with a starfish crown that spells out their name. Children can customize their mermaid by choosing the colors for her hair, top, and crown so each mermaid is as unique as the one who made it!

While kids may think they’re just creating a pretty mermaid, this project is also a wonderful way for them to practice letter recognition, fine motor skills, and spelling their name. Kids will beam with pride as they show off their finished mermaid to friends and family.

We’ve made things extra easy with a free printable template that has all the pieces ready to cut out and assemble for your little sea princess. You can use the editable pdf to type in your child’s name ahead of time or print the blank version so your child can write it themselves.

How To Customize Your Mermaid Name Craft Printable

Want your editable mermaid name craft to look just like ours? You’ll just need to download the free font we used: Lexend.

Once you’ve installed the font on your computer, open the editable PDF using Adobe Reader (this part is important; other programs might not work correctly). At the bottom of each page, you’ll notice a blue text field. Simply click inside the box and type in your custom name or message. It’s that easy!

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Supplies

Colored cardstock or construction paper
Scissors
Glue
Markers
Mermaid Template (click the “click here to get your freebies” image at the end of the post)

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Directions

Start by downloading, editing, 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 mermaid to life!

Hands holding a printable mermaid name craft template featuring crown, hair, body, head, and eye cutouts on a white sheet, with colorful mermaid-scale fabric in the background – free mermaid craft template for kids.

Next, glue the eyes onto the mermaid’s face, just beneath the eyebrows.

Hands gluing a paper eye onto the mermaid face on a white surface, with colorful mermaid-scale fabric in the background – fun and easy mermaid craft for preschoolers.

Then, glue the bangs on her head. Make sure the curve follows the top of the head shape.

Hands placing red hair on a mermaid paper craft face over a white surface, with colorful mermaid-scale fabric in the background – simple and fun mermaid craft for preschool and kindergarten kids.

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Grab the body piece and glue it just below the head.

Hands attaching the body piece to a mermaid paper craft on a white surface, with colorful mermaid-scale fabric in the background – cute and easy mermaid craft activity for kids.

Now it’s time for some dress-up fun! Help your child glue the swim top onto the mermaid’s body, right across the chest area.

Hands gluing a purple seashell top onto a mermaid paper craft on a white surface, with colorful mermaid-scale fabric in the background – adorable and simple mermaid craft for preschool and kindergarten kids.

Time to glam her up! Glue the starfish crown just above the bangs.

Hands placing a yellow crown base on a mermaid paper craft over a white surface, with colorful mermaid-scale fabric in the background – creative and fun mermaid princess craft for kids.

Glue the letters onto the crown with even spacing, just like the image below.

Hands attaching a large yellow crown to a mermaid paper craft on a white surface, with colorful mermaid-scale fabric in the background – playful mermaid princess craft for preschool and kindergarten kids.

Glue the assembled face and crown onto the full mermaid hair piece. Kids will love watching their character come together with a fun pop of color and personality!

Hands completing a mermaid name craft by attaching long red hair to a paper mermaid with a yellow crown labeled “Chloe,” on a white surface with colorful mermaid-scale fabric in the background – fun and personalized mermaid name craft for preschool and kindergarten.

Now for the part kids love the most—decorating! Hand them a marker or crayons and let them design their mermaid’s crown.

Hands decorating the yellow crown of a mermaid name craft labeled “Chloe” using an orange marker, on a white surface with colorful mermaid-scale fabric in the background – creative and personalized mermaid crown craft for kids.

Don’t you just love how adorable this mermaid name craft turned out? It’s such a fun way to help kids with name recognition while letting their creativity shine! If your little ones enjoyed this, be sure to check out more of our engaging mermaid activities for kids—perfect for playtime and classroom fun!

Mermaid name craft featuring a smiling paper mermaid with red hair, a purple top, and a yellow crown labeled “Chloe,” displayed on a white surface with colorful mermaid-scale fabric – perfect personalized craft for preschoolers.

Crab Paper Cup Craft

Ocean Books For Children

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!

Hand holding a finished mermaid name craft featuring a smiling paper mermaid with pink hair, blue top, and a bright blue crown labeled “Luna,” on a white surface with colorful mermaid-scale fabric – adorable personalized craft for preschool and kindergarten.

Sea Creature Crafts

Torn Paper Crab Craft – Let’s make a cute crabby sidewalker with torn paper! Kids will love being able to rip paper and gluing the pieces onto our free crab template. It’s a hands-on way to boost fine motor skills while creating an adorable ocean friend.

Mermaid Puppet Craft – Make waves with imagination! Kids will create a mermaid or mer-boy puppet out of a paper bag and our free template. Ideas for stories will be swimming in their heads as they piece it together then dive into hours of pretend play once it’s finished.

Fork Painted Puffer Fish Craft

Shark Name Craft – Little fish are swimming by with letters that spell out your kiddo’s name. But the main attraction is the cool shark they get to make with the help of our free template. As they create, they’ll practice letter recognition and spelling their name in a fun, jaw-some way.

Paper Chain Octopus Craft – Kids will have so much fun creating this adorable paper chain octopus with wiggly, loopy legs!

This fun project helps kids strengthen fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and bilateral coordination as they cut, thread, and glue paper strips to make each loop. It’s simple, playful, and great for both little learners and bigger kids!

Under The Sea Activities

Make a splash with these shark math worksheets that turn learning into an ocean of fun. Kids will finish patterns, spot big and small sharks, and sharpen their sorting and comparison skills.

They’ll enjoy counting sharks and creating a graph of how many there are of each one, then searching for the odd one out in each row. This hands-on set is a playful way to build early math skills and keep little learners engaged and excited.

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Learning fun is at your fingertips with these octopus worksheets! Kids can wiggle their way through the “O is for octopus” letter maze to work on letter recognition.

Then practice writing the word “octopus” and upper and lowercase ‘Oo’ with the help of dashed lines.

The fun continues with a label the octopus activity where kids cut, paste, and match labels to the correct parts before coloring their friendly sea creature.

Ocean Animals Tracing Worksheets

This set of jellyfish dot to dots include three cute jellyfish designs that are just right for preschoolers, kindergarteners, and early elementary kids.

Your little ones will boost fine motor skills, practice following directions, and strengthen spatial awareness as they connect the dots. These printables are a fun way to keep kids engaged, entertained, and learning all at the same time!

Mermaid name crafts featuring two colorful paper mermaids with personalized crowns labeled “Luna” and “Chloe,” surrounded by glue sticks, scissors, and colored paper – fun and engaging name recognition activity for preschool and kindergarten kids.

Bring the ocean to your fingertips with this playful ocean sensory bag! Kids will love squishing, sliding, and exploring the cool textures of water beads, smooth hair gel, and bumpy shells.

It’s mess-free, hands-on fun that’s perfect for getting kids curious about the ocean. Chat about the sea creatures inside and the textures while kids enjoy the calming, wavy movement of this underwater scene in a bag!

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