Once one fish was ready, we wanted to create more and more fishes. We used a multi-colored yarn for this project that added the much-needed pop of color. Simply started to wind the wool tightly around, making sure to criss-cross it up and down the edges so that it became secure.

Younger kids or kids trying this for the first time may need a little assistance pulling the yarn tight enough to stay in place. Miss P could easily manage to thread the wool through the slits and wrap the yarn around its body. To help the yarn stay in place better, we made tiny incisions along the outline of the fish’s body.Īnd then we started wrapping the yarn around the fish’s body. The chalk markers were easy to cover and looked fabulous. We colored our fish in bright neon colors. We wanted to try out our new liquid chalk markers and since they are opaque, we decided to outline our fish with a black marker. We practiced a fish shape on paper first and then used that as a stencil to cut out our fish template.

Start by cutting out a fish shape from cardboard (we used a cereal box). A while back we made a yarn wrapped Ice Cream Sundae, and I thought it would be fun to use the same technique to make a yarn wrapped cardboard fish craft! This project combines fine motor skills and an art activity! They’re good for a range of ages and look beautiful and whether you make one or a whole school, these fish make a pretty window display or hanging mobile too.

Barn yarn big fish