Photo Mermaid Craft For Girls [Free Template]
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With summer time approaching, weโre dreaming about all the crafty things we can do while the kids are out of school!
Weโve already done tons of fun crafts , but thereโs never too many craft ideas, right?
Since there are 2 boys in our home, most of our activities are gender neutral or slightly focused on the boy end of the spectrum.
Today weโre changing things up and making an easy girlsโ craft perfect for summertime! This photo mermaid craft is so sweet and fun to make too.
Be sure to check out our collection of other photo crafts for kids that weโre sure will put a smile on their faces!
Easy Mermaid Paper Craft
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Supplies
- Colored card stock (in mermaid colors and skin tone colors)
- Glue stick (this one is my favorite when working with heavy paper)
- Markers
- Scissors
- Photo of your childโs face (about 3โณ wide)
- Mermaid craft template
Directions
Download the mermaid template. There are 2 templates included in the file. One is for a single child and the other is formatted for multiple children or classes.
Use the template of your choice and cut out all the pieces on the coordinating colored card stock. This is where you can really encourage your child to use their imagination!
We used pinks and purples, but have them try lots of different color combinations and see which one they like best.
Place some glue along the top of the mermaid tail and glue to the bottom of the body piece.
Attach the swim top to the main body and glue in place.
Use the scissors to cut out the childโs face from the photo. Place the bangs piece of the hair on top of the photo and glue in place.
Attach the childโs photo to the front of the neck like in the picture below.
Put glue along the back of the photo and glue it on top of the main piece of hair.
Use the markers to make scales on the mermaid tail and hair marks throughout the hair.
Thatโs all you need to do to create your own mini mermaid of your child!
Weโre certain little girls will want to make endless combinations of photo mermaids for themselves and all their friends.
In fact, this craft is a perfect activity to do at sleepovers, play dates or even at a mermaid themed birthday party!
Donโt forget to enter your email in the form at the end of the page to download the free mermaid craft template.
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Photo Mermaid Craft
Materials
- Colored card stock
- 3 โ photo of childโs head
- Markers
- Scissors
- Glue stick
Instructions
- Download the mermaid template. There are 2 templates included in the file. One is for a single child and the other is formatted for multiple children or classes.ย
- Use the template of your choice and cut out all the pieces on the coordinating colored card stock.ย
- Use the scissors to cut out the childโs face as well.ย
- Assemble the mermaid by gluing the body piece behind the mermaid tail. Glue the swim top over the chest area. Attach the childโs photo to the front of the neck. Secure the front piece of the hair in front of the childโs photo, then attach the back piece of the hair to the entire head, neck and the top portion of the body.ย
- Use the markers to make scales on the mermaid tail and hair marks throughout the hair.ย
Video
Did you make this?
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Free Mermaid Template
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Sam is the crafter and founder of Simple Everyday Mom. She has been featured in Oprah Mag, Good Housekeeping, The Spruce Crafts, Country Living, The Bump, and more.
cute craft but hard to get template
So sorry it was tricky to access, and thank you for supporting the blog! Were you able to get the template in the end? If not, just enter your email in the form at the end of the post and the confirmation link will be sent to you. If you’re already subscribed, it’ll redirect you straight to the download page โกฬ
Would love photo mermaid template thanks!
Of course! All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the link sent to you. Once you’ve been confirmed as an email subscriber (by clicking the link in the first email), you simply enter your email in any of the forms and it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page.
My granddaughters will love this, Sam! So cute. My one grand just saw Little Mermaid (animated) for the first time a few weeks ago! I’m happy to be featuring your post at Tuesday Turn About this week!
Oh, so glad to hear that. That was one of my favorite movies as a kid! Thanks for the feature โกฬ
Mermaid Template
All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of the post to have the link sent to you ?
This is such a cute idea for girls! Iโm having trouble finding where I download the template
Thanks! There’s a form you can enter your email at the bottom of the post. The link will be emailed to you ๐
Boys like mermaids too. Inclusive language is important.
Great point! This just says girls because I didnโt make a template for boys.
THis looks great! I can’t wait to try it!
Yay, so glad!