If you have a child that absolutely ADORES sea creatures, you are going to love this seahorse craft. Toddlers, preschoolers, and older kids will all enjoy putting together this seahorse paper craft. It's such a fun ocean-themed craft idea. We have included a free seahorse template to make it super easy! Scroll down below for step-by-step directions to make your fun seahorse!

 

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Paper crafts are such a great activity for those slow afternoons. This squid craft is PERFECT for children of all ages who enjoy sea creatures. It makes a great addition to an ocean life unit as well. We have included a free printable squid template to make this ocean craft nice and easy! Follow the step-by-step directions below to create your very own paper squid craft.

 

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Does your toddler, preschooler, or older kid absolutely love whales? If so, they are going to love helping with this whale craft as their next afternoon project. We have even included a free whale template to make this whale paper craft super easy! Follow the step by step directions below to get started on your paper whale craft.

 

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If you're looking for a fun preschool octopus craft, you're going to love this washi tape octopus craft for kids! It's such a fun craft for summer. Kids of all ages will enjoy using washi tape to create tentacles. We've included a free octopus template to make it easy. Follow the step by step directions below to make your own easy octopus craft for kids!

 

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Get your toddler or preschooler ready to have lots of fun exploring this adorable Ocean Sensory Bin! This sensory bin would be great to set up as part of and ocean theme or summer theme. 

 

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Show your kids how fun science can be with this amazing Ocean in a Bottle experiment that also doubles as a sensory bottle! 

 

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I think we can all agree that sea turtles are the best sea creature. Both preschoolers and older kids will have a lot of fun with this Sea Turtle Craft! We have even included a free turtle template to make it super easy. Follow the step by step directions below to make your very own turtle paper craft.

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With summer here, you're going to need fun activities to keep the kids entertained and engaged. To that end, we've pulled together this list of amazingly fun Under the Sea Crafts that your kids are going to love.

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If you have a toddler, preschooler, or older kid who loves sea creatures - they are going to LOVE this Stingray Craft! Such a cute and fun activity for those lazy afternoons. We have included a free stingray template to make it super simple too. Follow the step by step directions to get started making your own stingray paper craft.

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Do you have a toddler or preschooler that absolutely LOVES sea creatures? Or a child working on a sea creature project? They are going to be over the moon with this blowfish craft! We have included a free template to make this fish craft super easy. Kids will really enjoy helping to make their cool blowfish. Follow the easy step-by-step directions below to make your very own fish paper craft.

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Jump into unknown territories and explore the mysterious creatures living under the sea with this adorable Under The Sea Shape Craft! Kids will be happy as clams making these lovely and magical creatures as well as having fun making up stories about their underwater creatures!

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Today we’re sharing a cute and fun Ocean Playdough Mat activity! Prepare your little ones for this hands-on sensory activity where they'll be able to explore and let their imagination run free while they work on their fine motor skills.

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Dive into the big wide ocean with this cute and fun Ocean Craft! Grab all of the craft paper scraps you have lying around and create this enchanting ocean craft with your little ones. This is such a perfect craft for World Ocean Day today! We have even included a template to make it super simple.

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Use these ocean animal action cards to get the kids moving! Can they scuttle like a crab or jump like a seahorse? Kids or all ages from toddlers and preschoolers upwards will love using these animal movement cards to get active and try out lots of ocean animal themed movements. Put on some ocean music and watch your kids glide, stretch and snap around the room. They will have so much fun!

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If you are looking for a fun shark week activity for kids you are going to love the shark slime that we are sharing today. The best thing about this shark slime recipe is that is is an edible slime, making it the perfect slime for toddlers and preschoolers that might take a nibble! Just scroll down below to see the full recipe for this fun edible shark slime!

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These shark counting mats make a fun and easy counting activity for preschoolers. Whether you are looking for a shark week activity, a fun counting idea for an ocean theme or something for a child that just loves sharks these shark counting mats are sure to go down well! Scroll down to see how to use these counting mats and to download a set of your own!

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If you're on a hunt for a fun ocean craft, you're going to love this jellyfish craft with rainbow streamers! Toddlers and preschoolers will have a world of fun helping to make these jellyfish puppets ready to play with. It goes perfectly with ocean-themed books and snacks after school, too! Scroll down below to get started making your own jellyfish puppet craft.

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You are going to love how bright and colourful this watercolour fish craft is. Using our fish template children of all ages can produce a piece of really effective under the sea art. The combination of bold watercolour paints and a torn background makes this fish craft really eye catching. Just scroll down for your printable fish template and full directions to make your own under the sea theme art.

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Making sensory bottles for babies means that they can explore objects that normally are off limits! DIY sensory bottles are easy to make and are a great way of getting older siblings involved in making fun baby sensory toys. By following our easy sensory bottles instructions and using a few simple objects you can engage your baby in safe sensory play so they can join in the fun! We made these ocean in a bottle themed water bead sensory bottles for Oliver (aged 4 months).

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This ocean theme thumbprint animals craft is such a fun ocean activity for preschoolers and toddlers! Under the sea themed thumbprint and fingerprint animals are so much fun to make and you can't go wrong if you follow our easy to follow step by step instructions. We have even included printable instruction sheets that you can download for easy reference. 

Toddlers and preschoolers along with older kids will love creating their own under the sea themed craft where they can include as many sea creatures as they please! Which of these ocean theme thumbprint animals will you make first!? We hope that you enjoy this fun thumbprint animals activity. 

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