We have checked out a ton of books recently. One of them called Fish is Fish by Leo Lionni lead to a wonderful summer craft I am calling Fish Flop Painting. I love it when a book immediately lead to my coming up with a fun craft. JDaniel loves when it leads to a messy one.
Fish is Fish a wonderful tale of the friendship between a frog and fish. They both start out looking the same, but over time one of them changes and experiences things out of the water. The illustrations and text just draw you in and make you yearn for the fish to get to see the same things the frog has. He so wants to experience them.
How did we Fish Flop Paint?
- Foam fish were cut out of a foam sheet with a sticky backing. I thought the fish would stick to the flip well with the sticky backing. My husband suggested I use really strong glue. He was right the fish came loose after only few painting walks. They had to be glued on with strong glue.
- JDaniel attached the fish to the flip flops. I told him to put them anywhere he wanted to.
- We then used a paintbrush to place paint on the fish. Red and blue paint were used. (Yes, I had the Dr. Seuss book about One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish on my mind.) One flop flop received red paint and the other got blue.
- Then JDaniel took a walk down a long sheet of white paper. His initial steps lead to deeper fish prints than those that were made after a few steps.
- After I few steps, I would have him sit down and we would add more paint. I think he headed up and down the paper about four or five times.
I really like the final result. The fish are clear in some part and blurry in others. This summer craft of fish flop painting will definitely be done again. Especially now that we have fish super glued to the bottom of flip flops.
If you like this summer craft idea, here are some more summer crafts you will like:
You will find more wonderful ocean themed activities on my Ocean Related Activities board on Pinterest.
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That is such a cute idea!
Nice idea
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This is really cute and fun. My boys would enjoy it.
Adorable! My girls would love that!-Ashley
What a super cute summer idea to do with my lil guy – thank you!
Ok that is a brilliant idea! I love it! So cute! Plus then you have adorable fish paper to hang up for the summer!
Cool, creative idea!
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So clever. What a fun idea.
Oh the fun to be had…
Completely in love with this!!
This is such a fun idea! Thanks for sharing.
what a clever art/activity! looks like fun
My boys would love this activity. It looks like so much fun. Thanks for sharing:-)
This is such a neat idea! Never would have thought of it. Thanks for the inspiration!
Lovely idea #CountryKids
What a great idea! How much fun!
I love the fish flop painting – the options would be endless! How much fun and the messier the more enjoyable. Thanks for coming over and sharing with Country Kids.
What a great idea! I pinned it to my Ocean Unit Study Board at http://pinterest.com/debchitwood/ocean-unit-study/
What a fun way to paint!
This is SUCH a fun idea!
This is fantastic! I can’t wait to do this with my nephew – thanks for such a great idea!
I already pinned this, as I think it is an awesome idea!!! 🙂 Thanks for hosting the link up as well. 🙂
What a fabulous idea. We’ve made our own stamps, and we’ve painted with our feet. But, I’ve never thought to combine the two.
This is a lovely idea! So simple yet the finished result is gorgeous, thanks for linking up this week in the Outdoor Play Party too.
What a fun idea. I would never have thought of it!
I would love it if you would link up on our Artsy Play Wednesday kids’ craft linky.
http://www.babygiveawaysgalore.com/2013/06/artsy-play-wednesday-kids-craft-linky.html
What a great idea!! So fun! Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!
What a great idea! I’d love for you to come share this at our Pinteresting Party!
This is such a great idea! Sharing on my page today.
this is so fun!