"Under the Sea" Art project for Kids

This "Under The Sea" art project for kids
is so full of different textures - they'll love it.

It's so simple - and so cute!

You need:

• blue poster board
• several large sheets of sandpaper
• crayons or markers
• glue
• tissue paper (think seaweed colors: blue, green, purple, etc.)
• paper plates
• scissors
• aluminum foil

Step 1

Take the sheets of sandpaper and line them up along

the bottom of the poster board. 

Trace your cutting line.

Keep in mind that the ocean floor is not flat.

It has hills and valleys - keep it interesting!

Cut the pieces of sandpaper and glue them

to the bottom of the poster board. 

Step 2

Take your paper plates and cut a "pie shape" into

one side to make his mouth.

Then glue the pie shape to the back of the paper plate

so that it becomes the tail.



Once you've given them a tail, color and decorate them

with crayons or markers.

Give them eyes, gills, all different colors.

Step 3

Make a jellyfish.

Cut a paper plate in half.

Decorate it again with crayons / markers.

Cut a long strand of tissue paper

and glue it to the top of the plate.

Then add several long strands to the bottom.

Step 4

Take your aluminum foil and trace small fish.

Cut out and paste on the poster board.

Step 5

Add a starfish or two.

Trace a starfish design onto sandpaper and cut out.

Give the edges some color with crayons for definition

and glue on the bottom floor.

Step 6

Finally, cut some long strands of tissue paper

to add seaweed and other plant life.

Glue them onto the poster board.

Make it interesting and glue the fish going in front and behind

the "seaweed."

There you go - how simple is that?

I love all of the wonderful textures that you work with.

Ridged paper plates

Smooth and shiny aluminum foil

Gritty rough sand paper

Crinkly tissue paper

My boys loved it.

Give it a try!