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Paper Plate Aquarium
Kids will love making this adorable Paper Plate Aquarium! Makes a great decoration for their room as well.
Prep Time
5
minutes
mins
Crafting Time
5
minutes
mins
Total Time
10
minutes
mins
Age Group:
Kids Crafts
Project Type:
Crafts
Supplies
2
light blue paper plates
or plain plates painted light blue
Colored paper
or construction paper
Googly eyes
Handful of Kix cereal
Colorful tri-beads
Glue
Instructions
Cut fish and plants from colorful paper and glue to the blue side of the first plate.
Glue cereal to the bottom of the plate, overlapping the plants.
Glue fish into place and add googly eyes.
Glue tri-beads to the cereal.
Cut the center out of the second paper plate and glue it to the front of the aquarium.
Expert Tips & FAQs
Instead of cereal, dry oatmeal or sand also makes a great seafloor.
You can find blue plates in the party section of most big box stores.
Can't find the plates or don't want to buy a package? You can paint a couple of regular paper plates with acrylic paint.
Kids will love making this adorable Paper Plate Aquarium! Makes a great decoration for their room as well.