Sea Creature Crafts

Coral Reef Aquarium Craft

Make this Coral Reef Aquarium Craft with your children and learn all about the coral reefs of Australia

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This simple technique - of using one of our templates as a reverse stencil - has created a stunning watercolour beach scene that is a perfect activity for a creative afternoon, for children of all ages. Cut out the template in advance if you are planning to do this with younger kids.

Diving Dolphin Craft

It's always fun to have an end-product that moves after a crafty session, and this diving dolphin activity fits the bill nicely! Younger children will enjoy seeing their dolphin diving in and out of the waves...

Dolphin Collage

Scrunching up tissue paper and gluing it somewhere is always a successful craft for little ones, and we think they will be thrilled with the results in this dolphin collage.

Dolphin Necklace

Kids will enjoy making this pretty dolphin pendant necklace, and will be proud to show it off too! It might be a nice craft idea for a gift, too.

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Dolphin Watercolour

This lovely painting project has a suitably watery theme given that the subject matter is a dolphin! Children will love how the colours blend together and enjoy watching the effect that the salt sprinkle has on the finished picture.

Felt Dolphin Bookmark

This adorable felt dolphin bookmark will make reading a joy for anyone who uses it. Children could make one as a gift for grandparents, parents, aunties, teachers...

Guest Post - Creating and Colouring Mandalas

We recently watched a documentary about the Himalayas and in that documentary they showed some monks working on an incredible mandala. It really was detailed and the colours were exquisite. We naturally wanted to work on our own mandalas.

Guest Post - Decorating Glass Jars and Bottles

In the colder months we definitely tend to do more crafts.

Ribbon Fish Brooch

Simple sewing skills and a few moments are required to turn out this pretty fish brooch. We've used a bright orange ribbon to make a goldfish for Chinese New Year, but of course you could use any colour.

Sequinned Fish Collage

Make a pretty, glittery, sequin fish with us - it's quick and easy, and oh so pretty on display!

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Stained Glass Dolphin Picture

This stained glass picture looks stunning standing against a window to catch the light - perfect to display in the bathroom, possibly! Children will enjoy the effect of the different colours of blue tissue paper. Using the stick-back plastic makes this a relatively mess-free craft, too.

Wax Resist Painting

Wax resist painting is always a fun techinique to try with the kids and you can get some great results. It helps to have a topic to start with and in our case we were looking at Paul Klee's "The Goldfish" and decided to have a go at our own version.

Wooden Spoon Shark

This wooden spoon shark craft is original and very effective - it's sure to be a huge hit with the kids!