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SAMPLE TEMPLATE

Updated: Jun 18, 2021

Make a fun jellyfish toy using a paper bowl and colored crepe paper strips.




 


Supplies Required

  • Paper bowl

  • Tissue paper, crepe paper or plastic bags

  • Poster paint or tempera paint

  • Paint brush

  • Scissors

  • White glue

  • Pencil

  • String

  • Paper clip or button

  • Wiggle eyes (optional)




Step by Step


Step One - Punch a whole in the bowl


Punch a small hole at the center of a paper bowl using the point of a pencil.







 

Step Two - Paint the p paper bowl


Paint the outside of the paper bowl with tempera or poster paint. Jellyfishes come in various colors. The most popular ones are pink, blue and purple but you can always paint your jellyfish the way you like.




 

Step Three - Add some details


Details like dots are easy and fun to make. You can use a paint brush, your fingers, or a cotton swab to paint them on your paper bowl.





 

Step Four - Prepare the string


Cut string to a length of about 10 inches. Tie one end of the string to a paper clip or button.






 

Step Five - Attach the string


Insert the free end of the string from inside the paper bowl, through the center hole. Pull all the way through—the paper clip or button serves as a stopper.



 

Step Six - Create the tentacles


To make the jellyfish's tentacles, cut eight or more long strips out of crepe paper, tissue paper or plastic bags.







 

Step Seven - Glue the tentacles


Glue the tentacles one at a time at the center of your paper bowl.







 

Step Eight - Check out your jellyfish


Once the glue dries, check out your jellyfish by carefully turning the paper bowl upside down. Hold or hang your jellyfish by the string.





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