Looking for a fun colorful craft for ocean crafts for kids theme week? I live about as far from the ocean as you can get here in the middle of the US but we still enjoy different crafts about the sea.
I haven’t got to go to the beach that much but I always love it when we go. There is a whole world to explore that kids will love.
My daughter loves to play in the sand and learn about new sea animals. There is all kinds of animals we can explore.
Easy Recycled Cardboard Fish Craft for Kids
I have collected a group of fun ocean crafts for preschoolers and toddlers. You can pair the ocean themed crafts with books for crafting and reading fun.
There are lots of different ocean animal crafts you can make. There are whales, sharks, jellyfish, fish, crabs, stingrays, octopi, sea shells, and more.
Most of the ocean crafts need just a few supplies like plate plates, paper and scissors. You can recycle some household items with some of the crafts, like egg cartons and bubble wrap.
There are several crafts using tissue paper squares to make suncatchers. My daughter always enjoys these kinds of crafts and they are easy to do.
Other Ocean Crafts for Kids
- Easy Cardboard Fish Craft
- Crab Crafts for Kids
- Fish Crafts for Kids
- Ocean Crafts for Kids
- Jellyfish Crafts for Kids
- Shark Crafts for Kids
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Ocean Crafts for Kids
Fish Craft for Preschoolers Ideas
1. Colorful Paper Plate Fish Craft for Kids
Create these colorful fish can be made with a paper plate and some paint. You could use whatever media you have on hand.
2. Bubble Wrap Painted Fish Ocean Kid Craft
Reuse bubble wrap as a painting tool for this patterned fish ocean theme preschool craft.
3. Rainbow Fish Craft for Kids
A great lesson with a colorful ocean craft using a paper plate to make a rainbow fish. This is a great book.
4. Fork Puffer Fish Ocean Craft for Kids
Fun painting using an everyday item to make a fish ocean craft.
5. Cardboard Fish Ocean Kid Craft
Make a colorful cardboard fish craft using pastels or crayons and recycle some boxes.
- 6. Tissue Paper Fish Craft for Kids
- 7. Paper Plate Puffer Fish Craft
- 8. Soda Bottle Fish Craft
- 9. Paper Moving Fish Craft for Kids
- 10. Colorful Coffee Filter Fish Craft for Preschool
Jelly Fish Craft Ideas – Fun Ocean Crafts for Kids
9. Colorful Paper Plate Jellyfish Craft
Make a colorful jellyfish paper plate craft with ribbons ocean themed craft for kids.
10. Bowl Jellyfish Ocean Kid Craft
Use a bowl and ribbons to make this fun jellyfish craft for preschoolers.
11. Cupcake Liner Jellyfish Ocean Craft for Kids
Make a fun ocean themed craft for kids using cupcake liners and streamers.
12. Tissue Paper Jellyfish Craft for Kids
Make a colorful jellyfish craft using tissue paper and clear contact paper.
- 13. Paper Tube Jellyfish Craft
- Easy Printable Template Jellyfish
- Salt Jellyfish Kid Craft
- Colorful Black Glue Jellyfish Painting Kid Craft
- Paper Plate Yarn Jellyfish Craft
Octopus Kid Craft – Fun Ocean Crafts for Kids
14. Fine Motor Plate Octopus Craft
Use a paper plate and pipe cleaners to make this octopus kid craft.
15. Cupcake Liner Octopus Craft
Create a cute octopus with a cupcake liner and cereal, great for an ocean theme craft for preschoolers.
O is for Octopus
Use this o printable and construction paper to make a fun and easy O is for octopus craft.
More Fun Octopus Crafts
Shark Kid Craft – Ocean Theme Crafts for Kids
16. Newspaper Shark Craft
Using newspaper and craft paper to make this shark craft great for an ocean theme for preschoolers.
17. Shark Fin Hat Craft for Kids
Have fun making this shark fin hat out of paper.
18. Shark Bookmark Craft for Kids
Make folded paper shark crafts out of colorful paper and turn them into cute bookmarks.
19. Cupcake Liner Shark Craft
Turn cupcake liners into a fun shark craft for kids. This blog has other fun cupcake liner crafts for kids for you to try.
20. Shark Suncatcher Craft for Kids
Make a shark suncatcher using tissue paper and shark shapes. You could using any type of sea animal outline.
21. Clothespin Shark Craft for Kids
22. Shark Paper Tube Craft for Kids
Whale Kid Craft – Fun Ocean Crafts for Kids
23. Paper Plate Whale Craft
Make a whale craft out of a painted paper plate.
24. Egg Carton Whale Craft
Recycle an egg carton into this cute whale craft for kids.
25. Paper Plate Whale Craft
Turn a paper plate into a whale with some paint and scissors
Other Ocean Crafts for Kids
26. Stingray Craft
Make a stingray out a painted paper plate in this craft.
27. Ocean Animal Coffee Filter Craft for Kids
Turn coffee filters and paper into ocean silhouettes for this ocean animal craft.
28. Paper Plate Seashell Craft
Turn a paper plate into a colorful sea shell craft great for an ocean theme or for the Letter
29. Sea Turtle Egg Carton – Ocean Craft for Kids
Make fun sea turtles by recycling some egg cartons and combining them with pompoms and paint.
30. Egg Carton Sea Life Craft for Kids
31. Ocean Zone
32. Paper Cup Crab Craft
Even More Ocean Theme Crafts for Kids
- 33. Paper Plate Sunfish Craft
- 34. Paper Plate Fish Craft
- 35. Paper Plate Octopus Craft
- 36. Rocking Paper Plate Crab Craft
- 37. Rocking Paper Plate Submarine
- 38. Paper Plate Pufferfish Craft for Kids
- 39. Paper Plate Orca Craft
- 40. Paper Plate Shark Craft
- 41. Paper Plate Scuba Mask
- 42. Paper Plate Sea Turtle Craft
- 43. Paper Plate Sea Lion Craft
- 44. Paper Plate Crab
- 45. Paper Plate Starfish
- 46. Paper Plate Ocean Crab Craft
- 47. Under the Sea Paper Plate Craft
- 48. Ocean Animals Paper Plate Craft
- 49. Paper Plate Oyster Craft
- 50. Paper Plate Octopus Craft
- 51. Paper Plate Seashell Ocean Craft for Kids
- 52. Paper Plate Boat Scene
- 53. Ocean Themed Wreath
- 54. Paper Plate Mermaid Collage
- 55. Paper Plate Swimming Jellyfish Craft
- 56. Paper Plate Boat Craft
- 57. Paper Plate Sea Collage
- 58. Finding Dory Paper Plate Craft
- 59. Paper Plate Pelican Craft
- 60. Paper Plate Shark Puppet
- 61. Paper Roll Seahorse Puppets
- 62. Shark Toilet Paper Roll Craft
- 63. Cardboard Tube Jellyfish Craft
- 64. Toilet Paper Roll Octopus
- 65. Paper Roll Crab Craft
- 66. Paper Roll Octopus
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OTHER OCEAN CRAFTS FOR KIDS
- Easy Cardboard Fish Craft
- Crab Crafts for Kids
- Fish Crafts for Kids
- Jellyfish Crafts for Kids
- Shark Crafts for Kids