DIY Fishy For Kiddos

Use the scissors or utility knife to cut two cup sections from the egg carton. Trim to create an even edges around the cups. Adults should help kids with this step.

To create the fish body, paint the bottom sides of both egg carton cups. I used a bright orange paint, but you can use whatever color you like. Let the paint dry.

Put a bead of glue around the edges of the egg carton cups. Place the two glued edges together as shown in the photo. Smooth out the extra glue with your finger and let the glue dry.

Cut fins for your fish out of craft foam. You can cut out simple triangle and trim them to fit, or cut out fancy, flowing fins.

Use craft glue to attach the fins to the fish body. If you want the glue on the fins to dry faster, consider using a hot glue gun.

Cut two pieces of chenille stem, about 1-inch long. Fold both pieces of chenille stem in half.

Glue the lips onto your fish as shown in the picture above

Finally, glue a couple of wiggle eyes onto your fish.If you want to be able to hang your fish, glue a piece of monofilament or string to the top. Let the glue dry comletely before you attempt to hang it up.