April 2012 - Village of Maple Bluff

Ocean in a Box
Did you know that 70% of the earth’s surface is covered by the
ocean? It’s fun to learn about the ocean and all of the living
creatures that live in these great bodies of water. Make your
own ocean aquarium by following the instructions below:
Materials:
• Medium box
• String
• Hole punch
• Scissors
Instructions:
• Glue
• Blue construction
paper
• Crayons
• White paper
• Pencil
• Small squares
of cardboard
Glue blue construction paper on each side of the interior of the box. Cut a
small hole in the top of the box for each animal you are going to include in
your ocean. Draw and color various sea creatures (such as fish, sea horses,
jellyfish, sharks, etc.), cut them out, and then laminate them (optional).
With a hole puncher, punch a hole in the top of each sea creature and tie
with a short string, just long enough to make the animals “swim” in the
box. Push each string through the holes you punched in the top of the box
and tie the other end of the string around a small piece of cardboard so
the string does not fall through the hole. Now your fish are swimming!
To complete your sea scene, include other sea creatures to glue onto
your ocean floor such as crabs, sea turtles and starfish. If you wish, you
can also add plant life and sand or pebbles, or create an ocean cave.
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