Get ready to swim into some fun with our handprint fish papercraft. This papercraft is even better than the real thing! Easy to take care of and with no smelly tank to clean, your kids will want to create a whole school of fish. Get your paper and scissors ready, and let’s dive right in!
Handprint Fish
My kids love anything to do with the ocean, and with our free template and easy-to-follow steps, their handprint fish will come to life in no time. This craft is perfect for doing after a visit to an aquarium or the beach. With our simple handprint fish craft, your child will dive into the depths of their creativity, and you will have a cute keepsake of their handprint.
Papercrafts are great for all ages, and our handprint fish is so simple to make and easy to cut out and glue together that kids will want to make them again and again. There are endless ways to customize our handprint fish, from different colored paper and stripes to added sparkly sequins that your kids will love to make them!
Supplies
- Colored craft papers
- Pencil – to trace the template
- Craft glue
- A pair of scissors
- Sharpie or gel pen
Printable Template
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How To Make A Handprint Fish
Directions
- Print out the template and cut out the patterns. You can use the hand layout provided with our template or simply trace a hand for this craft. The other patterns are stripes, blush, lips, and eyes. Trace the template patterns on the selected craft paper and cut out the traced pattern.
- The finger side is the backside of the fish, and the palm part is the body. Glue the lip cutout to the palm side of the handprint. Glue the eye and blush cutout near the lips on the palm side of the handprint.
- Fill the eye in with a color of your choice using a sharpie.
- Glue the stripe cutouts on the finger parts of the handprint.
- Use different colored craft paper for the handprint and stripes for added variety.
- You can glue the handprint fish crafts to a piece of blue paper and add underwater items to it for more fun!
Tips and Tricks
- Create a school of fish as a countdown for the start of school; make a chain or tape the fish to the wall and take one down each day.
- Hang the fish from some fishing line to create some fun underwater decorations.
- Add sequins to the fish to create some shiny scales.
- Pair adult and child handprints together to make different sizes of fish.
More Ideas…
My kids love to create underwater creatures, and our papercraft stingray is the perfect companion to any underwater scene. If you want to create an entire aquarium, your kids will love to make our seahorse papercraft and our jellyfish papercraft. These cute crafts will help your kids enjoy making crafts and will look keep them busy and engaged.
Handprint Fish
This Handprint Fish papercraft is part easy craft, part keepsake! Make one each summer and use your kid's hand to see how much they've grown.
Materials
- Colored Construction papers
- Pencil – to trace the template
- Craft glue
- A pair of scissors
- Sharpie or gel pen
Instructions
Print out the template and cut out the patterns. You can use the hand layout provided with our template or you can trace a hand for this craft. The other patterns are stripes, blush, lips and eye. Trace the template patterns on the selected construction papers and cut out the traced pattern.
The finger-side is the backside of the fish and the palm part is the body. Glue the lip cutout to the palm side of the handprint.
Fill the eye with a color of your choice using a sharpie or gel pen. Glue the eye and the blush cutouts on the front side (palm part) of the handprint.
Glue the stripe cutouts on the palm part of the handprint near the fingers.
Use scissors to cut off extra parts of the stripes, if needed.
Use different colored craft papers for the handprint and the stripes for more variation.
You can attach the handprint fish craft to a piece of blue paper and add underwater item patterns on it for more fun!
How Do I Print A PDF?
You’ll need a program that supports PDFs. Adobe Acrobat is a great option. Open the program, click file then print. Select your printer and the number of copies you want to print. Be sure you click double-sided if you want it to print on both sides.
Can I Resell These?
You may not resell any printable or template that you find on our website or received in your email. You may use them for class parties, at church, at home, or in the classroom. You may get these printed at an office supply store or copy center at your own expense.
