Fun Animal Friday Seahorse Craft

Grab your snorkels and get ready to create these colorful creatures!

Activity best for children age 2 and up

Seahorses are tiny fish that are named for the shape of their head, which look like the head of a tiny horse. There are around 36 seahorse species, which are found in tropical and temperate coastal waters where they swim upright among seaweed and other plants! Seahorses’ bodies are covered in tiny, spiny plates, all the way from their head down to their curled, flexible tail. The tail can grasp objects, which comes in handy when these cool creatures want to anchor themselves to vegetation. Now let’s get crafting these colorful creatures!

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Materials you’ll need:

Paper plate

Scissors

Sponges

Paint

Googly Eyes

Crayons

Glue Stick

Stickers

Directions

STEP 1

Ask an adult to cut the shape of a seahorse out of the paper plate.

STEP 2

Make an eye with a crayon or use a glue stick to stick down a googly eye.

STEP 3

Using the cut-up sponges, dip them in paint and “hop” the sponge around your sea horse.

STEP 4

Add as many colors as you like to make your sea horse pretty.

STEP 5

Let your sea horse dry and then it is ready play with!