Color paper aquarium

A paper craft in the form of an aquarium with sea creatures will delight any child. Set aside a special time for creative activities with your child and stock up on the necessary materials that will be needed during the work.

Materials needed:

[INDENT]- Blue double-sided half-cardboard for the base;
- colored paper and half-cardboard of different shades;
- ruler;
- scissors;
- stationery glue;
- a simple pencil;
- marker;
- gray gel pen
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Stages of making an aquarium out of paper:

1. Take a sheet of double-sided half-cardboard in blue. Fold it in half. If you want to make a large aquarium from colored paper, then go straight to the third step. In this case, you will get a handicraft twice as big as in the final photo.

2. Cut along the fold to make two identical pieces.

3. We only need one piece to make the aquarium. You can put the other one aside. Fold the sheet horizontally in half again.

4. Using a ruler and a pencil, measure 1.5 cm from the edge of the sheet and draw a dotted line to mark the border.

5. Using a simple pencil, draw wavy lines from the middle of the folded sheet to the intended border.

6. Use scissors to cut in wavy lines.

7. Opening. Tuck the edges of the borders in opposite directions.

8. Now we can form our aquarium from colored paper. Start from the top. After one fold the waves in different directions.

9. When you are ready, you can start making pebbles, shells, fish and seaweed. They can be different in color, texture and shape. Do not be afraid to show your imagination. In this case, the crafts on the sea theme will be more interesting, beautiful and original.

10. Draw the missing parts with a black marker and a gray gel pen. Colored pencils or felt-tip pens are quite suitable for this purpose.

11. Glue all the sea parts to the workpiece. Start with the larger pieces and move smoothly to the smallest ones.

12. The aquarium with sea creatures is ready! Now you can put it on the window sill or another visible and accessible place for the child to view and admire his work.