3D Goldfish Bowl

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Make a craIt Ioam gold Iish and create a paper plate Iish
bowl home Ior it.


,907i,ls
arge paper plate
raIt Ioam
iggle eye or craIt Ioam
repe paper
!oster paint
!aint brush or roller brush
$and or small aquarium pebbles
otton
hite glue or tacky glue
lue gun
$tapler (optional)
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1.
Turn a paper plate into a Iish bowl by painting it blue. You can
paint on some waves too.

2.
Draw and cut out a pair oI almost-identical goldIish shapes out oI
craIt Ioam. The diIIerence between the two is that one has Iins and
the other one doesn't.

Apply white glue all around the edges oI the Iinned goldIish,
except along the base oI its top Iin. You may also use hot glue gun
Ior a quicker drying time.

3.
!lace the other goldIish body on top, aligning the two pieces along
the edges. et the glue dry completely.

4.
Once the glue has dried, stuII cotton inside the goldIish through
the opening along the top Iin. Do not overstuII to avoid the seams
Irom bursting open.

5.
$eal the slit with a glue gun or stapler.

6.
lue a wiggle eye on one side oI the Iish. Other materials you can
use Ior the eyes are beads, buttons or craIt Ioam.

7.
Finger paint some scales or other designs on the Iish's body. AIter
painting, set the goldIish aside to dry.

8.
Apply a liberal amount oI white glue or tacky glue at the bottom oI
the paper plate Iish bowl. !ut sand or small aquarium pebbles on
the glue.

9.
ut green and purple crepe paper into strips. lue them onto the
Iish bowl to make aquatic plants.

10.
Finally, glue the goldIish
at the center oI the paper
plate Iish bowl.