An easy tissue paper art project for the kids.
The kids will love making this easy and cute tissue paper art and fish craft.
Its a great craft for encouraging creative thinking.
Youll be surprised with what they come up with!
My daughter wanted to make her own version of pebble art after watching me created thispebble art tree.
She wanted to use some fun colours, so she decided to make an under the sea scene.
We used this technique to get the cool ocean wave background in this craft.
A common question many people have with tissue paper art techniques, is does all tissue paper bleed ?
The answer is yes and no.
They will all bleed (or give off color) to a certain extent.
We tested different types and found that the cheaper Dollarstore variety didnt work well for us.
art tissue paper at Michaels, worked the best for us (its used in this project).
Ive researched other tissue papers and thistissue paper on amazonis suppose to work even better.
Ill show you in the tutorial below, how to make tissue paper bleed and give off color.
Youll need some strong glue for the fish rock art portion.
We usedAleenes gluesince its non toxic and works really well with the rocks-AND its kid friendly!
I even used this glue for my own DIY rock art projects!
you might look in your yard or a local park , beach or nature trail for some interesting rocks.
Along with the rocks, we also used some leftover seashells from myseashell heart wall art.
The painted seashells made great sea turtles and jellyfish.
you’re able to check out the Dollarstore oramazonif you dont have access to a beach.
Tissue Paper Art Fish Craft Tutorial
1.
We used different shades of blue, and a sea foam green.
Have the kids lightly wet the cardstock with some water using the foam paint brush.
Kids love doing this step!
This makes sure all the tissue is wet and will bleed nicely.
A thin even layer of water works best
5.
Now the hard part.
You have to wait bit and let it dry.
Ideally you should let the tissue paper fully dry to get the most vibrant color.
We only waited 5 minutes and still got some pretty colors.
If dry, the tissue paper should peel off pretty easily.
Underneath the tissue you should be left with some gorgeous colors on your cardstock.
Now for some fun rock art and fish crafts fun!
Or even paint them with an acrylic paint.
To create the air bubbles we used someself adhesive rhinestoneswe had at home.
Another idea is to use a marker to draw the air bubbles in.
Or you could leave them out entirely.
We then let it dry.
9, Once the kids are happy with their masterpiece, let the glue fully dry.
Once dry, slip the backing into the frame.
Its now ready to hang on the wall.
Until next time, stay Nifty!
