June is National Zoo and Aquarium Month and for fun + to celebrate, I've put together a roundup of fun summer fish crafts to make with kids.
I wanted to put this out in advance for you all parents out there who are already planning for summer activities to do with your kids. I know that kids get bored easily and these ocean-themed crafts are not only fun and creative, but they're also a great way to spend time together as a family. Enjoy! 🙂
1. Super Cute Paper Fish Craft via I Heart Crafty Things - Your kids will have fun creating this very colorful and easy to make, sequined fish craft that has a two-dimensional look
2. Paper Roll Fish Recycling Craft via The Craft Train - This adorable fish craft uses upcycled cardboard tubes from a toilet paper .. so creative!
3. Water Bottle Fish Craft via Meaningful Mama - Who would have known you could turn plain plastic water bottles into colorful fish crafts?
4. Paper Plate Fish Craft Inspired by the Rainbow Fish via A Little Pinch of Perfect - A super cute craft for kids who love to play with paint while learning valuable lessons from the book, The Rainbow Fish
5. Tropical Seashell Fish Craft via Crafts By Amanda - Turn those seashells you've collected from your family beach trips into colorfully-painted tropical seashells that you can add to your summer decor!
6. Fun Paper Plate Fish Craft via Natural Beach Living - Another fun "The Rainbow Fish" book-inspired paper craft but with glitter, instead of sequins
7. Kid Friendly DIY Craft Stick Fish via Live Craft Love - My boys had fun every time we made these fish stick crafts when they were little!
8. Foil Fish Craft: Ocean Theme for Preschool via Nurture Store - I love this "Under the Sea" fish art using card, foil, markers, oil pastels or acrylic paints.
9. Sticky Fish Craft for Toddlers via Toddler Approved - Get your toddler's little hands busy with this sticky fish craft inspired by the beloved classic picture book, Swimmy by Leo Leonni
10. Colorful Pasta Fish Craft via I Heart Crafty Things - This clever fish craft project uses painted elbow macaroni to decorate the fish made out of cardboard
11. Colorful 3D Paper Plate Fish Craft via Pink Stripey Socks - I love how these 3D fish made out of paper plates came out so cute painted with water color
12. Popsicle Stick Fish Craft via The Resourceful Mama - Here's a great excuse to use up some of those colorful scrapbook papers and leftover popsicle sticks in your craft room
13. Painted Rock Fish Craft via A Little Pinch of Perfect - Make these easy and colorful painted rock fish craft to put in a sensory bin for your kids or to decorate your garden or pool later
14. Sparkle Fish Craft via Craftulate - If your kids love sequins and sparkly things, they'll love this easy sequined paper fish craft!
15. Paper Doily Fish Valentines via Glued to My Crafts Blog - Find some summer-colored paper doilies and make these fish craft project this summer with your kids!
vivian blevins says
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Robyn Bellefleur says
I love to take my kids fishing at the lake.
Bonny McDevitt says
Oh my goodness what adorable fishy crafts, I just love them! We are huge on camping & always bring crafts for the kids to do! I will put these on my list for sure! Thank you!
Trisha McKee says
We love so much about summertime. Mostly we love to go fishing- being out on the lake under the sun! We love to hike. Finding new trails and getting awesome photographs of nature at its best. We also love to take road trips!
Julieh says
I. The summer we like to go on camping trips and nature hikes.
sam says
fishing is pretty big here. I like to take the kids out with a little pole and go carp fishing here or fishing for bass is fun because they like to shake things up. We also love to go swimming. So I would say anything with water and the family is what we love to do!
Jerry Marquardt says
The summer is going very good due to the very nice and warm nights. I love to go to Downtown Chicago and take photos in the summer.
Amanda Rauch says
I think the fish crafts are adorable. Definitely something my son would have loved to do when he was younger. He is in his 20s now so no more crafts 🙁
wen budro says
We enjoy going to the beach and the park. We will also be going on some road trips.
Richard Hicks says
We do lots of things. Hitting the local swimming pool is fun. Also we go on camping trips several times
Seyma Bennett says
Fish crafts look like fun. I am not creatively or artistically inclined but I love to play board games or card games with my sons.
Tabathia B says
One thing I enjoy doing with my kids during the summer is taking them to the beach. I also enjoy taking my kids to the amusement parks.
Cassandra D says
I like the Tropical Seashell Fish Craft listed in the article. I love to go to the beach with my family, as well as theme parks and festivals.
Buddy Garrett says
I like the Tropical Seashell Fish Craft. The grandchildren will love decorating their seashells they collect on our vacation to the beach.
Jan Lee says
I don't have kids so I just call my great niece and great nephew on the phone over the summer. I talk to them about their swim lessons and any other activities, such as bbq's that might be going on 🙂
Lacie Love Hester says
My favorite summer activity to do with my kids is to go fishing. We always have a blast and always talk about all the things we saw while fishing.
Hesper Fry says
I enjoy taking my kids to the park in the summer. I also like taking them to fair as they love the animals, games and food!
Tracy Shafer says
We love camping and fishing.
Peggy Rydzewski says
My favorite thing to do in the summer is taking my grandson on nature walks.
Donna porter says
We spend lots of time outdoors but on rainy days we do crafts. We are making Father's Day cards now.
Liz N. says
I'm not a crafty person - so I let the creativity come from the kids. We love drawing on the driveway with chalk - such a big canvas!
Stephanie Larison says
The crafts are super cute, my kids would definitely love doing these. I like taking the kids to the water park in the summer time. We like going to the zoo too when it's not too hot.
kathy pease says
We love to swim in our pool and keep cool. Next week we are vacationing at the beach it will be a blast.
Kelsey Vinson says
We love taking the kids on day trips like the park, water parks, play centers, zoos etc. These cute little crafts would be perfect on rainy days or when Daddy’s working.
Debra Holloway says
I like to go hiking, and have campfires with them. I also like to take them swimming. They love roasting hot dogs.
Debra Holloway says
I like to camp out and take the kids swimming.
Kim Henrichs says
We do a lot of painting, finger painting and paper crafting! And in the summer a lot of painted rocks for kindness rocks project.
chrisy beason says
My son and I love to swim during the summer. I think we will try a few of your fish crafts, they look like fun!!!
Craig Forsyth says
I love to take my kids to the beach or the cottage.
Terri S says
We love to camp and swim. I have been doing this since I was a kid.
Jake B says
We love concerts and baseball games during the summer!
Rosie says
These are all adorable ideas! I love the Colorful Pasta Fish Craft from I Heart Crafty Things, the kids like playing with pasta shapes, and this would be a cute way to use them for a rainy day activity!
Jeanna Massman says
We are babysitting our grandson this summer and I know he would love working on some of your fish projects. He would, especially, like decorating rocks.
Vidya Tiru says
rainbow fish was a favorite book at home when kids were younger 🙂 so that craft caught my eye first..
Julie Waldron says
My girls are in their early 20's but we like to go yard sales. We also like to go for walks as a family.
Michelle C says
Your fish ideas are super cute! I love crafting with my kids and we also play lots of games. They enjoy both video games and board games.
shannon says
My grandpa took me camping for weeks at a time when I was little. That was my favorite thing to do by far. I still love camping and sharing that with my own kids! I love the fish.
courtney hennagir says
I love the fish crafts! We are big fans of the rainbow fish book so we will definitely be making that guy this Summer.That's one thing I love doing with the kids over break.Lots of crafts! Keeps them busy and me slightly saner,lol.
Rosanne says
We like to go to the lake that has the sand dunes
Janine Hwang says
Our favorite summer activities are crafts, as well as swimming at the pool or going to the beach! It gets really hot here!
DeAnna Keller says
I like taking my daughters to the lake in the summer.
Julie Bickham says
My kids are teens so we just go to the beach when they actually want to spend time with me. I wish they were little again and do crafts again.
elizabeth miller says
We love going to 6 flags and Hershey park, as well as the beach during the summer.
Christa Sloan says
https://nurturestore.co.uk/foil-fish-craft-ocean-theme-preschool That's the fish craft I want to do with my nephews. This summer my nephews and I will want to go to the zoo, and possibly some other places to learn and enjoy life. My sister just had a baby so she won't be able to go for a little while. Hopefully she has a speedy recovery and can do well.
Daniel M says
i like the 4. Paper Plate Fish Craft Inspired by the Rainbow Fish
Denise Low says
We love taking the grandkids to the park. They really enjoy the swings and the slides
sherry blamer says
my favorite summer activity is taking my kids to the park. those are cute fish crafts im partial to paint crafts with using hand or feet to create it.
Vicki Wurgler says
my favorite summer activity is bike riding with the boys. We have wonderful bike trails by the river. The Popsicle Stick fish are so cute, my granddaughter would love making them
aaron reck says
I love to go to the park with my family and friends and walk through there to get some sun. I like to visit the national and state parks in my regional area. Thanks for asking I hope you have a great summer.
Eileen Boyce says
We like to make fairy gardens on the deck. We also like to paint rocks and lay them around for inspiration!
Lauren Becker says
My nieces and nephew love being out in the water, so we're going to try and go swimming as much as possible. And visit our local water park too!
-Lauren
Christanna Tucker says
These fish crafts are so cute and colorful! The pasta fish are adorable! I think my niece and I would have so much fun making some of these.
Dee says
Thanks for the chance! I love summer because there are so many great outdoor activities to participate in. My family and I enjoy going bike riding, hiking, and getting in a few beach visits. 🙂
Ellie Wright says
My boys love to camp and fish. They both play on select tournament baseball teams, so we are busy with tournaments all summer, also.
Teresa Moore says
I love the Rainbow fish craft. I work with toddlers and that would be a fun project. As for my daughter, we love to go swimming.
Rose SantuciSofranko says
I love those macaroni fish! So very cute! Thanks for sharing them and God Bless!
Michelle Donovan says
The craft is cute, but my daughter is a little old for it now. We enjoy swimming, cant keep that kid outta water! Also amusement parks and good ol 4square
Jessica Cox says
My older daughters and i are going to make popsicles holders for our younger 2 kids, they always want to wrap them in a kitchen towel, we found some cute fun prints and we are going to sew and make little holders.
Lindsey L says
We love going to the splash pad. Last year he was only 1 so he didn't like water in his face and wasn't quite sure about it until the end of the year. Looking forward to going this summer!
Danalee says
I needed to make it 2-3 sentences and I forgot to. I like to swim, play, and camp with my kids. I love all those fish crafts. They are very cute.
Danalee says
I like to swim, play and camp with my kids.
Dee Parker says
Tropical Seashell Fish Craft via Crafts By Amanda is cute and perfect for a beach vacation.
kathy Persons says
Love the popsicle stick fish. GOing to use it for a Jr. Church lesson craft.~
Christina Gould says
My favorite summer activities to do with my daughter is to travel to different cities each summer. This year, we want to go to LA. Thanks for the giveaway!
Rajee Pandi says
We love to buy books for our pre teen son. We love to learn swimming and gardening
Judy Cox says
My great grandchildren would love all these crafts. We go swimming when they are out for the summer, so the last day was yesterday, so we will be doing all sorts of things!!!!!
Juanita May says
We do a lot of camping during the summer. But we also do things like the summer reading program at the library, church activities and watching movies together.
Tammy Woodall says
The Fish Crafts are awesome. My grandkids would love to make the Painted Fish Rock Craft. One thing my grandkids love to do in the summer in addition to crafts, they love to play in the water sprinklers.
Theresa Jenkins says
We all just love being outdoors in the summer and swimming is my fav activity ... school is almost out for the summer and then I'll have 5 grandkids here all day so I'm definitely going to try some of these crafts
Abigail Gibson says
I do not have children but thoroughly enjoy taking my chihuahua to the dog park and visit with other friends.
Kathleen Downes says
During the summer I love taking my son to the lake, camping, hiking, playing at the park and playing tennis. We are just starting to get nice weather so it's exciting to be able to do fun things outdoors again.
Azeem Isaahaque says
We like doing gardening and visiting the park
Kaela K. says
I love the pasta fish craft. It's cute and super easy. It's something I would totally do with my niece.
Tammy Horn says
I love all the crafts. We do alot of crafts in our preschool, and the children have always enjoyed any fish related craft. Using craft sticks and a variety of supplies you can find around the home is always fun to get the children to use their imagination.
Debbi Wellenstein says
My kids are adults now, but when they were younger we enjoyed taking nature hikes. The fish crafts are very cute.
Amber says
These fish crafts are super cute – I love the colors, especially in the pasta and cardboard one. I never realized how elbow macaroni looks like fish scales! These will be fun to keep in mind for a rainy day. Otherwise we try to get the kids outside!
Anita Duvall says
With the grand kids, I love to do things outside with them in the warm weather. We bought a tricycle and inchworm and also kids gardening tools.
Sarah L says
No kids. I'm looking forward to a trip to Santa Fe for the opera in July.
Thanks for the contest.
Chrystal D says
I like the Craft Stick fish the best. It's original and it's also a great way to teach kids about recycling!
Cheryl B says
Lately we have been decorating and hiding rocks for others to find. We also enjoy geocaching together.
Cindy says
We like going to the coast for the cooler weather.
Cynthia C says
I think my nieces would enjoy all the fish craft activities.
Angelica Dimeo says
we like taking my kids to the fountain to play in
Christina T says
We love to go to Major and Minor League baseball games with the kids and we will go to a few in both NY and MA. Also we will be going camping with some family in July and go to Cooperstown to the MLB hall of fame.
Margaret J says
I used to do a unit on *Rainbow Fish* when I had a preschool play group. We made paper plate rainbow fish, and the kids and parents just loved them! I would cut the plate so the corrugated part was the tail and fins, and I had some beautiful spangles in many colors and shapes. Very few kids could pick just one for their rainbow fish! ?:o)
Barbara Montag says
In the summer I enjoy going to the lake with the grand kids.
So much fun swimming & fishing!
thank you
Lisa Bourlier says
Long summer road trips with the kids are the best!
Margaret Smith says
We love to go hiking. Also fishing is something we all enjoy. A few times each summer we usually go to the beach.
Angela Saver says
We also love bike riding with the kids on the bike trails!
Angela Saver says
My favorite summer activity with my kids is going to the park!
Del says
We do relaxing strolls along the coast. They also bike.
pu ye says
I love riding our bikes together to the park!
Bryan Vice says
We enjoy going to the swimming pool and creeks going swimming and fishing
Megan Marie Ryan says
Using Washi tape and old cds and paper to make a neat washi-taped fish
Edye says
I love the crafts! We love going on bike rides in the summertime.
Lindsay A. says
Those fish crafts are so adorable. I think my nephew would really enjoy doing some of them! I think we already have everything we’d need on hand to try the Paper Plate Fish Craft inspired by the Rainbow Fish. Thanks so much for the inspiration! 😀
Clem says
Cool fish crafts! I went biking with the nephews on the summer days.
Katie Bellamy says
These fish crafts are so cute! My kids would love to do it!
Debbie P says
I truly really like all of the fish crafts. They are cute and very clever. We love to take our kids swimming,camping, fishing and to water parks in the summer.
Laurajj says
One thing that we just got into this year is rock painting! We are having so much fun painting rocks, and leaving them for others to find!
jenny stratton says
My kids and I like hiking and walking on the beach to collect supplies for our crafts.
Mary Beth Elderton says
I love these fish ideas! On the hottest Summer days, we like to work on craft/art projects inside with the AC.
Linda Madden says
I love going swimming with my kids and going to amusement parks.
Julie Barrett says
These crafts are really cute! I love doing crafts like these with my little cousins. So fun! These are great for kids who love fishing!
Lindsay Giedosh says
Unfortunately I don't have any kids yet. However I have a lot of younger cousins that I would love to make these cute fish with!
Jessica Whitehouse says
We enjoy camping and fishing
paige chandler says
We love to have a picnic in the backyard, The kids are so thrilled.
Jenny Ham says
Hanging out at the lake and having BBQ's are some of our family's favorite things to do. I love the fish crafts so cute.
Jennylyn Gross says
Going for walks, visiting an amusement park. I also like just spending time as a family
Carolsue says
The thing our family loves to do the most in the summer is go to the beach -- or even sit out by the pool on weekends! The fish are all cute!
Linda says
I like the popsicle stick fish. It seems like something I could handle. My kids and I enjoy walking in the woods in the summer.
Nancy Bowers says
As a grandma, Inenjoy taking our kids to a petting zoo and out for ice cream.
BIRDIE SKOLFIELD says
we love to go to the beach with the kids. We live in So Cal and have an endless array of beaches to visit. They used to take sand pails now its surfboards!!!
Minta Boggs says
I love planting flowers in the containers in the front yard and going to the pool. Taking walks and going out in the peddle boats on the lake.
jenna dillon says
We love being outside in the summer. My children love hiking and rock climbing.
Dan Denman says
We like to work in our garden. We grow cantaloupe, tomatoes, peppers, watermelon, strawberries, and squash. The fish crafts are very creative and colorful!
Melissa Storms says
The fish craft with the colored elbow macaroni is just too cute.
Zoey says
I don't have any kids myself. But my favorite thing to do when I was a kid was to go out for ice cream with my family. That my still be my favorite thing to do as an adult 🙂
HEIDI C. says
My kids and I do lots of arts and crafts together and we would have fun doing any of these fish ones, especially the Paper Plate one from the Rainbow Fish.
Ann says
I LOVE doing arts and crafts! One of my favorites that you've shown us here is the Paper Plate Fish Craft Inspired by "the Rainbow Fish." I think that it's wonderful!
Jayne Townsley says
My favorite things to do in the summer are to take family road trips. I think that your crafts are adorable. Unfortunately, I do not have any littles to do them with!
Michelle J. says
We love to swim!
Heather says
I love these. My three year old daughter enjoys crafts at home and I need to do more with her during the day before she's off to preschool soon. She also loves fish so we'll be doing some of these over the next few weeks.
cyndi br says
Favorite summer activity is swimming. We also like to go hiking at the parks.
Heather says
So many cute fish craft ideas! My girls would love to make all of them, I'm sure!
Margot C says
We love riding our bikes all together.
Natalie says
I love the Foil Fish Craft: Ocean Theme for Preschool craft. It is easy enough for my nieces to create and fun for the entire family. I love that they get to use their creative brain!
Candice says
The fish crafts look so fun! I have a newborn, so haven't made anything with her yet, but this looks great!
Lindsey L says
We love to visit the splash pad with our son!
Kim Avery says
I love taking my grandsons to the spray park . One of them loves everything about fish! Too bad he's still a little too young for these crafts I am sure he would have a blast doing them!
wendy hutton says
My kids are grown up. My favorite summer activities are gardening and going to the farmers market.
Linda Trinklein says
The Rainbow Fish crafts look awesome! My kids love to bike ride before it gets to hot in the day, They also love to swim. Thank you for the ideas.
Dan Dykstra says
I love to take my son fishing. He usually catches more than I do.
Rose Ann Sales says
Such an awesome craft I really love it and I am sure my kids will definitely enjoy doing this kind of craft.
Esther Irish says
Such great ideas for crafting fishies...as my boys call fish. They are fish obsessed right now. Thanks for the inspiration!
Ruth I. says
These are awesome crafts! It's summer here and a lot of time to enjoy these crafts with my niece before she start school.
409cope says
I love to do crafts with my grandson. I especially like the macaroni fish, very cute. I also love to swim with my grandson!
brianne says
These are such great crafts to do with the kids! I actually just did the rainbow fish one with my daughters class!
Toni | Boulder Locavore says
These are really cute and adorable! Lots of possibilities if you have creativity!
Carol Cassara says
Those are pretty awesome! I'm sure the kids will enjoy these fish crafts! And they're just in time for the summer as well.
Ashley Chassereau Parks says
I love taking my kids to the beach or pool during the summer! We also love snuggling and enjoying movies and board games when it rains.
Molli Taylor says
i like taking my kids to the park in the summer. they have a program where they do crafts and games!
Kelly D says
Our favorite summer activities are anything where we can spend time outside. We like to go on nature walks. My kids also love to ride their bikes and go swimming.
Christy Maurer says
They are all adorable. My kids are older now, but they used to like to color with chalk on the sidewalk.
Anna Pry says
my kids like playing water games outside for summer fun, they would enjoy doing these fish crafts too, they like anything artsy
Theresa says
What a fun roundup! My girls were obsessed with Rainbow Fish when they were little and that plate craft would have been so fun for us to do together.
Charity Cram says
Cute ideas! We love doing crafts, going to the park, the zoo, movies on a rainy day, and visiting friends and family! Thank you for the chance to win!
Angela says
I like to take walks in the park. The crafts are very cute!
Brandy says
Those are such adorable fish crafts for kids. I miss little kid type crafting, now we are older and the kids' idea of craft time consists of making and editing videos. I will have to try some of these with my niece!
Barrie says
I am not picky. My daughter will be a junior in college this fall so anything I can do with her while she is home for the summer is good with me!
mami2jcn says
We like to paint and play with clay. Collecting shells at the beach and making shell necklaces is fun, too.
Rachel says
We like to go hiking at the local state parks, swim, bike and have campfires. The more we can do outside the better.
Janet W. says
Some of my favorite summer activities to do with my grandsons are playing tennis together and finding seashells on our annual family beach vacation!
Ashley says
These are really cute! And I love Amazon so perfect giveaway!
sara says
My favorite activity to do with my kids in the summer is to go fishing! My kids can fish for hours and it is a very relaxing activity.
Sharon Rooney says
I love the fish crafts they will be perfect to make on a rainy day.
We go to the beach and to the park.
Elena says
We like going to the beach, swimming in our pool and playing in the park. Thank you for the giveaway!
Marcie W. says
These are all such cute craft ideas! We spend so much time at the pool during the summer, that my kids are practically little fish themselves.
HS says
We love to go biking and swimming.
Darlene Carbajal says
I love swimming and going to the beach.
Calvin says
I enjoy a family day at the beach or going hiking on the trail. I also like to garden in my big yard. It's always fun to enjoy the weather near the water as well.
Will G says
I enjoy going to the park. I also enjoy going for bike rides.
Ann Snook-Moreau says
I love the one with the painted pasta! So cute! These would be fun to get your kids excited for a beach vacation.
janetfaye says
I used to love going to the beach with my sons when they were younger. They loved it and we had a lot of fun times.
sandra says
I like the fish crafts! They're fun.
Kim Croisant says
Sweet fish crafts. I like how easy they are and very colorful too.
Jeanna says
I really like your Painted Rock Fish Craft! My kids have just gotten into rock painting and they enjoy leaving them at our favorite parks for others to find!
Sarah says
We enjoy doing just about anything outside when the weather is nice. This year we are going to be doing some tye die and lots of messy art projects!
Vera Sweeney says
This is a cute craft! The water bottle Fish Craft looks adorable and so colorful!
shelly peterson says
We love going tot he lake. These crafts look like fun.
Melissa Chapman says
These are fun crafts to make with any child and i love the fish theme. My niees and nephews will love them and most made with things we already have
Danielle Smith says
I really like these craft ideas! I can see recommending these to local teachers for their classroom.
anna Mitchell says
These crafts look really fun! My son is too young for these so we've been staying at home this summer since he cries too much when we go out.
Krystal pena says
I like the rainbow fish craft. Also the painting fish rock. These are really adorable!!
GiGi Eats says
Okay this really are super creative!!
Christie says
These crafts would be enjoyable to do with our kids. They like doing them, especially when it's a rainy day, and we can't go outside.
Lisa Brown says
we like heading to the nearby parks, camping areas to get outside and run about with the dogs. Thanks for the chance to win 🙂
Patricia C says
I am looking forward to going to the beach this summer
Sara Zielinski says
I love all of the fish crafts on this blog, they are so cute.
Randi says
I love all the crafts--- but especially the popsicle stick one
Stacie says
Those are cute ideas. I love the one that uses popsicle sticks. Totally adorable.
Stephanie says
I love riding our bikes together to the park!
Jeanine says
Oh so many cute ones. We have been doing a lot of crafting lately and I know my kids would love to make up some fishies for themselves!
Dana Rodriguez says
These are some really cute ideas. I think they would be fun summer crafts for kids!
Jeanette says
There's a lot of cute and easy ideas here! That might be a fun thing to do with my nephew and niece who are the perfect age to do these kinds of crafts.
robin rue says
I used to love doing crafts with my boys when they were little. Now they are outgrown that age, so I do them with my young nieces when I see them.