Fish Template

Have your kids ever been to an aquarium? My kids love to look at all the different species of fish. There are so many! We love to look at all the different patterns and colors that they all have. If your kids love fish as much as mine do, they are going to love making this fun fish template printable!

Template of a fish

We have loved watching your kids make our fun crafts like this Papercraft Narwhal. Kids love sea animals, so we wanted to bring you yet another! This free fish template is a great papercraft for your kids that love fish.  They can choose whatever colors they want for their fish template! They can choose to make it rainbow, striped, polka dot, or any pattern they want!

Fish Printable Template

Fish are fascinating creatures. They can be pets, they can be cute, they can be scary looking, and some are dangerous! Kids love learning about fish. Have you ever heard of a Betta Fish? If you put more than one in a tank together, they fight each other! Isn’t that interesting? 

Printable Template

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Materials for Printable Fish Template

• Printer paper
• Something to color it with: markers, colored pencils, paint, crayons
• Tape or craft glue
• Fish Template

How To Make A Fish Template Craft

Directions

• Start this fun fish craft by downloading the fish template printable to your computer or phone.
• Then, print how many you will need off. Make sure your kids invite their friends to join you!
• Once printed, the first step is to color each piece of the fish using whatever tool you choose. (I.E. crayons, markers, colored pencils, etc.)
• Next, you will cut out each piece of the fish template.
• After it is cut out, tape or glue each piece together, following the pattern on the corner of the fish template printable.
• Once the glue dries, it is ready to use for playing and imagining! 

Fish Ideas for Kids

To make your fish last longer, go ahead and laminate it! Then your kids can play with it for days on end and it won’t get ruined. They can take it in the bath, to the backyard, or in their everyday play.

If you want to turn this craft into a game, just leave off the tail and play pin the tail on fish! Cut out different shapes of tails and let each kid try to attach it in the best way! 

Make your fish shine by adding some glitter to the little stripes on the side of it! Or you could add a googly eye to give it texture!

Laminate your fish, grab some string and a rock and make your fish a diving toy! Your kids will love throwing it into the pool and trying to get it fast!

Play hide and seek! Your kids will have a blast hiding the fish around the house and searching for it.

Fish Books for Kids

Reading is so important! Reading books about different topics is a great way to help your kids learn more and understand what different words mean. Here are just a few book ideas to go along with this fish craft!

• Finn the Fish: A Story about Friendship is a fun book all about friends. It is a great way to teach your kids how to make friends.
• The Pout-Pout Fish is a funny story about a fish who is sad and pouts all day. By the end, your kids will learn how to cheer other people up with their unique characteristics! 
• The Rainbow Fish is the perfect story to teach your kids how to share. One of the hardest lessons for kids to learn will be more easily taught with this cute book.

Ocean Crafts for Kids

Try some of our other crafts! They all have free templates to download for you to create a craft that you and your kids will love!

This adorable Papercraft Stingray is a great craft for your kids that love the aquarium. Touching the stingrays is such a cool experience. What better way to get ready for that than by touching them?

Or you can try out this fun Papercraft Octopus.  Octopuses are incredibly fun to watch. Your kids will love making their own using this fun template.

My kids love mermaids. How cool would it be to swim with a big tail? This Mermaid Papercraft is the perfect craft for your kids to make this summer.  

Ocean Activities for Kids

• These 100 Funny Fish jokes for kids are perfect for putting in your kids’ lunches each day either before or after making this crab craft! They will love opening their lunch to a funny joke that will make them smile knowing it came from you.
• This Free Ocean Bingo Printable Cards is another great way to dive deeping in the ocean theme! Your kids will love playing bingo as they listen for the ocean animals on their card.
• This Perfect Pirate Word Search That Makes You Go Arg is a fun way to learn about the ocean. Your kids will love learning more about pirates!
• These Mermaid Jokes are a fantastic way to laugh about the ocean. Kids love mermaids, so they are sure to love these jokes!