Handprint Goldfish Craft
This handprint goldfish art activity turns a simple handprint into a pet fish kids will love.
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[adthrive-in-post-video-player video-id="yybrrgWN" upload-date="2026-04-28T16:58:57+00:00" name="Handprint Goldfish Craft" description="Kids love activities that connect art and imagination, and this handprint goldfish craft combines both. Children ages 3 to 6 can see their handprint become something new by transforming it into a cute goldfish swimming in a bag, like it’s coming home from the pet store.
The process takes about 20 minutes and supports fine motor skills, creativity, and early scissor practice while keeping kids engaged!" player-type="default" override-embed="default"]
Materials
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Markers
- White paint pen or white Crayola Bold & Bright marker
- Goldfish Template
Instructions
- Print the template and gather the materials for this fun activity.
- Bring by gluing the top of the bag piece onto the top of the main bag piece.
- Glue the water piece onto the bottom of the bag piece, centering it.
- Glue the bag tie around the middle where the top and bottom of the bag connect.
- Trace your child’s hand, cut it out, and glue it onto the bag with the fingers pointing to the left.
- Glue the eye onto the palm of the handprint, slightly toward the top right.
- Glue the cheek just below the eye, slightly to the left.
- Use a marker to draw the fish’s smile and eyebrow.
- Draw curved lines on the handprint to create scales and add extra details.
- Use a white marker or paint pen to draw highlights and bubbles around the water to complete the craft.