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Rainbow Fish Torn Paper Craft {Activity Tuesday}

July 17, 2012 by Katie Filed Under: Books and Literacy Activities, Crafts for Kids, Therapy Ideas and Activities Leave a Comment

It’s summer…which means heat, beaches, vacations…so we have been reading books and doing crafts that revolve around the ocean and it’s life!

This month we are loving The Rainbow Fish and have been doing some fun activities to go along with it. First up? A simple (but fun) torn-paper craft. I did this one with some clients and with both my children….ages 1.5 and 3.5.

What you will need

  • Scrap paper in a rainbow of colors
  • Construction paper
  • Aluminum foil
  • Glue
  • Scissors
  • Plastic bowl
  • Optional: Yarn/string and hole punch

What is targets

  • Fine motor (tearing and gluing)
  • Visual processing
  • Receptive and expressive language
  • Color ID

How To Make It

  • First step, Take your construction paper, fold it in half, and cut out a fish shape
  • Next, place the scrap paper and some aluminum foil in the center of the table and have your child(ren) pick a piece and begin tearing the paper and foil up into smaller pieces. Have them place the torn pieces in a plastic bowl.
  • Once all the paper and foil is shredded, have your child (or yourself, depending on the child’s age) cover the entire paper fish with glue (we use glue sticks so the paper doesn’t get too wet). Have your child(ren) cover their fish with all the different colored torn pieces.
  • Optional: punch a hole in the fishy and thread string/yarn through and hang for decoration.

Both kids LOVED making their fishes!

This is a great craft because it is SIMPLE. 😉 And all the kids loved making them.

What are your favorite ocean/summer activities? Make sure to check back next Tuesday for another ocean life craft!

About Katie

Katie is a licensed, credentialed and certified pediatric speech-language pathologist and mom to four (8, 6, 3 and 6 months). Her passion for educating, inspiring and empowering parents of children with all abilities led her to start her blog playing with words 365 where she shares information about speech & language development & intervention strategies, parenting, photography and a little about her family life too. Katie has been working in the field of speech pathology for 12 years and is certified in The Hanen Centre’s It Takes Two to Talk ® and Target Word ® programs and holds a certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). In addition to blogging and being a mommy, Katie works part time in her small private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area. You can follow her on Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter.

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