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A completed craft featuring a yellow pufferfish paper craft with large eyes on a white tabletop.

Pufferfish Paper Craft

Prep Time: 8 minutes
Active Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 23 minutes
This pufferfish paper craft brings an under the sea theme to life as children design a spiky fish in their favorite color.
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Author: Sam
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Materials

  • Colored cardstock or construction paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Pufferfish Template

Instructions

  • Print the template and gather the materials for this fun activity.
  • Begin by gluing the belly piece onto the bottom part of the pufferfish body.
  • Glue the eye pieces onto the pufferfish’s face, below the eyebrows.
  • Glue the mouth piece below the eyes.
  • Finally, glue the side fin onto the side of the pufferfish’s body.