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Water Bottle Fish

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Water Bottle Fish What can you do with a plastic water bottle besides just recycle it?? Here’s one idea…. make something fishy!!

Celebrate civic engagement through art making! In honor of their 30th anniversary, the Children’s Museum of Art in NYC is issuing a new creative challenge each month. 

Are you ready to get creative? The #CMACIVICKIDS challenge for April is the “Plastic Bottle Challenge”.  You can make my project below, CMA’s propeller-powered boat, or come up with your own unique idea. Have your project added to CMA’s online exhibition by sharing it on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter using the hashtags #CMACIVICKIDS and #TeachKidsArt.

 

You’ll need:

  • plastic water bottle
  • scissors
  • clear tape 
  • colorful Sharpies (F)
  • large googly eye(s), 20mm
  • glue dots, 1/2″
  • clear elastic string, .5mm

Directions:

Water Bottle Fish step-by-step 
1. Remove cap and step on your bottle to flatten it (shoes optional!). Leave the open end as is – if it happens to get dented a bit, just stick your finger in it and push it back out.
2. Cut two triangle shapes from the side edges of your bottle to separate the tail from the fish’s body.
3. Then close up the openings you just cut using clear tape.
4. Color your fish with Sharpies. Google some fish pictures for inspiration! (Note: If you plan to hang your fish in front of a wall or window, you only need to color one side!)
5. Add a googly eye using a glue dot and attach some clear elastic string with tape.
6. These fish look stunning in front of a window with the light coming through or floating gracefully from this awesome hanging system from Ikea!

This project was inspired by a project from Meaningful Mama. Check out her site for more great ideas!

(Some affiliate links were used in this post)

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  1. Chander says

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    Wander full art

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  2. Sharlene Andrade says

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    This is a good activity for children specially this summer time. Thank you for sharing this!

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    • Cheryl Trowbridge says

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      Glad you like it, Sharlene!

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    • AJ says

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      I loved it too!

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      • Cheryl Trowbridge says

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        I’m so glad you loved this, AJ!

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