Fish Bowl Lanterns

Sea blue tissue paper is glued onto glass jars along with orange tissue fish to make these adorable fish bowl inspired lanterns with juggling with kids.  She then places a tea light inside to make them glow.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.jugglingwithkids.com/2013/05/tissue-paper-fish-bowl-lanterns.html

Fish Soap

Clear glycerine soap is melted down and poured into a bag with a plastic fish placed inside the middle.  Cap creations then ties a ribbon around the bag.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.capscreations.com/article_6/Fish-in-a-Bag-Soap-Tutorial.htm

Stick Fish

Sticks are glued together to make a super unique fish with creative in chicago.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.creativeinchicago.com/2014/11/driftwood-fish-tutorial.html

Clothespin Fish

Scrapbooking paper is cut into fish shapes and glued onto clothespins to make interactive fish.  Crafts by amanda shares the details.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/clothespin-crafts-fish/

Paper Fish Toy

A simple bent strip of paper fish is thrown into the air to make it spin and fly with minico.  She recommends using different colors so kids can have races.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.minieco.co.uk/super-quick-paper-toy-flying-fish/

Fish Puppets

Paper prints of fish and other ocean animals are sewn together with yarn and turned into a super easy hand puppet for kids with handmade charlotte. 

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the templates here:
http://www.handmadecharlotte.com/get-fishy-hand-puppets/

3 princesses and a dude use toilet paper tubes and crepe paper, markers and stickers.

Get the instructions here:
http://3princessesand1dude.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/toilet-roll-craft-fish-puppets.html

Fingerprint Fish

Jamie from frogs snails and puppy dog tails turns orange fingerprints into cute little fish with some marker enhancements giving them eyes, smiles, fins and fishy mouths.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://frogsandsnailsandpuppydogtail.com/fingerprint-fish-art-for-kids/

Plastic Bottle Fish

A green plastic bottle turns into a really simple fish project with the addition of foam fins, tail and of course googly eyes.  Free kids crafts shares the details.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.freekidscrafts.com/recycled-water-bottle-fish/

Meaningful mama squishes her bottle into a fish shape and then paints it with colorful scales adding googly eyes.

Get the instructions here:
http://meaningfulmama.com/2014/08/water-bottle-fish-craft.html

Paper Plate Fish

A colorful paper plate is turned into a fish with strips of colorful paper to make nifty looking stripes.  Next add a paper tail, fins and gills.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Rainbow Fish

Your preschoolers will love to have their very own rainbow fish to love and hug as you read the classic tale by Marcus Pfister.  One artsy mama actually sews stuffed fish from fabric having the kids add on glitter glue and jewel sticks, but you could also just use a paper cut out of a fish as well.  If you're unfamiliar with the story, it's about a beautiful, but vain, fish who learns sharing and having friends is better than being the prettiest fish in the sea.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.oneartsymama.com/2015/02/rainbow-fish-craft.html
http://www.oneartsymama.com/2014/08/rainbow-fish-craft-kids.html

Amazon listing for the book.  

Paper Bag Fish

A paper bag is glittered with glue to make scales.  Families next adds a pipe cleaner smile and googly eyes.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.families.com/blog/paper

Leaf Fish

Martha Stewart turns colorful autumn leaves into fish and other animals. 

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.marthastewart.com/266554/leaf-alphabet

Cupcake Liner Aquarium

Colorful and patterned cupcake liners make the perfect body for a simple fish.  I heart crafty things adds triangle tails and googly eyes to complete the look for this preschool friendly craft.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.iheartcraftythings.com/2014/03/fish-kids-craft-out-of-cupcake-liners.html

Beaded Pipe Cleaner Fish

A pipe cleaner is bent into a simple fish shape for this craft that helps the preschool set practice fine motor skills as they string on the beads.  Find all of the details at it happens in a blink.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://ithappensinablink.com/2014/05/pony-bead-fish.html

Panda hall uses more beads and jewelry wire.

Get the instructions here:
http://lc.pandahall.com/articles/2373-diy-kids-crafts-instructions-on-making-marine-style-beaded-fish-for-kids.html

Bottle Cap Fish

Bottle caps turn into cute fish with I heart crafty things.  She adds paper tails, googly eyes, glittery gills and even a smile. She makes a whole school of fish adding tissue paper seaweed and white paint straw bubbles. 

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.iheartcraftythings.com/2013/05/bottle-cap-art-fish-and-flower-scene.html

Fish Magnet Game

Fabric fish are glued to magnets to make this fun fishing game.  The players catch the fish using wooden sticks and twine with a magnet on the end.  Morenas corner share all of the details.  She even encases the game into a cute magnetic box.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.morenascorner.com/2014/05/make-magnetic-fishing-game-using.html

Artsy momma uses much larger magnets and puts them in a bathtub full of blue colored water.

Get the instructions here:
http://artsymomma.com/2011/07/bathtub-fishing-make-your-own-fishing-game.html 

Doodle craft blog uses felt fish for her version.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.doodlecraftblog.com/2013/01/pocket-sized-magnetic-fishing-set-in.html 

Parents uses clothespins and a dowel.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.parents.com/fun/arts-crafts/kid/simple-wood-crafts/?page=11#page=11 

Craft and beyond includes a template to make the fish.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftandbeyond.blogspot.co.id/2015/10/who-doesnt-like-fishing.html

Toilet Paper Roll Fish

Colored paper and cellophane are wrapped around a toilet paper tube to make a colorful fish with georgina giles.  She also adds a yarn string to hang it.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://georginagiles.wordpress.com/2014/01/24/little-hands-make-fish/

Paper crafts for children wraps the toilet paper roll in tissue paper, ties on the tail and and glues on paper fins and eyes.

 

Get the instructions here:

http://www.papercraftsforchildren.com/2011/06/11/paper-roll-fish/

Plastic Egg Fish Wind Chimes

Plastic eggs turn into a fish shaped wind chime with morenas corner.  To make the tail she covers a cut up plastic bottle with matching color clay.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.morenascorner.com/2014/04/kids-craft-make-wind-chime-out-of.html

Fishing Sensory Box and Game

Water beads make a great sensory experience.  Simply place these cool beads into water and watch them expand.  Kids will love to feel the difference.  Just make sure to use only with kids who know not to eat them.

Once the novelty of the beads themselves wear out you can create a fun game adding colorful plastic fish hugged by a metal paper clip and float them in the beads.  Then give kids fishing poles made from popsicle sticks, a string and a tied on magnet such as a borrowed letter O from an alphabet set and let the kids go fishing.

Popsicle Stick Fish

Popsicle sticks are painted and glittered and placed into a pattern, with a googly eye to make it a fish.  Our crafts n things shares all of the details.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://ourcraftsnthings.com/2013/07/bee-crafty-popsicle-stick-fish/