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Bubble fish

Bubble fish by Georgina Smith, NNEB, Gillas Lane Nursery Unit, Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear Use children's creative skills by making these bubble fish.

Use children's creative skills by making these bubble fish.

Resources

Paint, washing-up liquid, straws, paper containers such as yoghurt twin pots, coloured paper triangles

Step by step

* Mix the paint and washing-up liquid with water in the containers.

* Ensure the children can blow through a straw. They can try with a pot of water. n Then let them blow bubbles using the paint mixture. Place a sheet of paper on top of the container to catch them. The fish shape is determined by the pot shape.

* Glue on triangles for fins, tails, etc and draw eyes to finish.

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