Making a Paper Plate Jellyfish

ShirleyE
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April 9, 2017

Fun Paper Plate Jellyfish Decoration - jelly fish hanging in the garden Fun for children and adults to make. These look pretty hanging in the house, or even better on a sunny day blowing in a gentle breeze in the garden.

Supplies:

1 paper plate
paints and/or markers for colouring
a selection of strings and ribbon
large wiggle eyes
glue
sticky tape

Fun Paper Plate Jelly Fish Decoration - plate, cord, and ribbons

Fun Paper Plate Jelly Fish Decoration - paints, markers, and scissors

Fun Paper Plate Jelly Fish Decoration - tape, eyes, and glue

Steps:

Decorate the underside of your paper bowl. You can add stickers or tissue paper too if you like.

Fun Paper Plate Jelly Fish Decoration - painting the underside of the plate blue with a sponge brush

Fun Paper Plate Jelly Fish Decoration - adding decorations with a marker

Carefully make a hole.

Fun Paper Plate Jelly Fish Decoration - punching a hole using scissors

Thread through a doubled up cord or ribbon and knot it on the other side.

Fun Paper Plate Jelly Fish Decoration - ribbon threaded through hole

Fun Paper Plate Jelly Fish Decoration - ribbon knot on the underside

Use a selection of ribbons, cords, and strings for the tentacles. Cut long lengths, double them up and use sticky tape to hold them in place

Fun Paper Plate Jelly Fish Decoration - taping varying lengths of ribbon and cord to underside for tentacles

For the best effect, some should be curled and some straight. For curled tentacles use string from the centre of the spool or curled gift ribbon.

Fun Paper Plate Jelly Fish Decoration - pulling twine from inside of spool for a curly effect

You can hang it just as it is.

Fun Paper Plate Jelly Fish Decoration - closeup of of plate and dangling tentacles

Or add a pair of wiggle eyes.

Fun Paper Plate Jelly Fish Decoration - putting a dot of glue on the back of a wiggly eye

Fun Paper Plate Jelly Fish Decoration - two eyes added to side edge of plate

In the garden they make a pretty alternative to bunting.

Fun Paper Plate Jelly Fish Decoration - jelly fish hanging in the garden

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