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Cardboard Roll Fish
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Create fanciful and exotic fish with just a
cardboard roll and crepe paper! Can’t you just
imagine those beautiful tails gracefully drifting
through the ocean?
Ages: 5-12 years.
Group Size: Individual (1 child), Small Group (4-5
children), Large Group (20 children).
Idea Features: Great for Groups, New, Popular.
Materials For an Individual (1 child).
1 x Wiggle Eyes - Black Assortment 10814
Tub of 560
1 x Crepe Paper - Assorted 11437
Set of 12 colours
1 x Soft Yarn Wool - Black 12008
100g
1 x Cardboard Rolls 15616
Pack of 10
You will also need…
1 x CleverPatch Junior PVA Glue 10364
250ml
1 x CleverPatch Cover Paper Assorted - A4 13652
Pack of 275
1 x Student Scissors 15518
Materials For a Small Group (4 children).
1 x Wiggle Eyes - Black Assortment 10814
Tub of 560
1 x Crepe Paper - Assorted 11437
Set of 12 colours
1 x Soft Yarn Wool - Black 12008
100g
1 x Cardboard Rolls 15616
Pack of 10
You will also need…
1 x CleverPatch Junior PVA Glue 10364
250ml
1 x CleverPatch Cover Paper Assorted - A4 13652
Pack of 275
4 x Student Scissors 15518
Materials For a Large Group (20 Children).
1 x Wiggle Eyes - Black Assortment 10814
Tub of 560
1 x Crepe Paper - Assorted 11437
Set of 12 colours
1 x Soft Yarn Wool - Black 12008
100g
2 x Cardboard Rolls 15616
Pack of 10
You will also need…
1 x CleverPatch Junior PVA Glue 10364
1 x Student Scissors 10897
250ml
Pack of 20
1 x CleverPatch Cover Paper Assorted - A4 13652
How to
Pack of 275
CLEVER TIP
1
Cut a square of crepe paper approximately 30cm x 30cm in desired
colour. Place cardboard roll on one end of the square leaving about 4cm
from the outside edges.
2
Roll the cardboard roll up in the crepe paper and secure with a piece of
tape. Fold the shorter excess crepe paper into the cardboard roll.
3
Cut strips in the longer excess crepe to create a tail.
Leave strips uncut at one end to make it easier to attach
them to the fish.
4
Cut out an orange piece of crepe paper 20cm x 10cm and cut three or
four strips into it.
5
Push the orange tail strips into the middle of the fish tail and attach by
tying a piece of yarn around both tail pieces as close to the cardboard
roll as possible.
6
CLEVER TIP
Wrap and tape a small piece of the orange crepe paper around the
head of your fish and attach wiggle eyes with glue.
These cardboard roll fish can be decorated in a number of ways. Use the
steps above as a decorative guide and mix up the techniques to create a unique fish breed
of your own!
7
Cut out two fins from coloured card and poke them under the orange
crepe paper strip around the head. Attach with tape if needed.
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