Paper Fish Necklace
Instead of fish shapes, you can cut out holiday shapes such as hearts or shamrocks for this necklace.
By: Trish Kuffner, author of The Toddler's Busy Book
Paper Fish Necklace
This makes a great seasonal activity, too. Instead of fish, cut holiday shapes such as hearts or shamrocks.
Materials
- Uncooked tube-shaped pasta, dyed or painted in bright colors
- Construction paper
- Hole punch
- Shoelace (18 inches or longer)
- Scissors
Directions
- Cut 3- to 4-inch-long fish shapes from various colors of construction paper; punch a hole for an eye in each fish.
- Show your child how to string the painted or dyed pasta alternately with the fish shapes onto the shoelace; tie the ends together to make a necklace. (Instead of using tube-shaped pasta, you can use straws cut into 1 1/2-inch lengths, but these will be more difficult for toddlers to string.)