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Make a Jellyfish
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To make your jellyfish, you will need:
 

Paper Plates
Paper Plates

Watercolor Paints
Watercolor
Paints

Scissors
Scissors

Tape and Glue
Tape
or Glue

Ribbon
Curling Ribbon

Paper
Paper

String or Yarn
String
or Yarn

 

 
Step 1:
Paint paper plate with watercolors to look like the body of a jellyfish. Make your designs radiate out from the center of the plate. Some jellies have tiny eyespots around the edges of the bell, and the edges are sometimes scalloped. Draw eyespots and/or scallop the edges of the plate. Let plate dry.
 

Step 2:  Add ribbon


Step 2:
Cut and curl long pieces of ribbon for the tentacles. Attach ribbon to middle and outside edge of the paper plate.

Scissors and ribbon
Step 4:  Attach string to top

 
 
Step 1:  Paint the plate

 
Step 3:
To form the mouth, cut out strips of paper wider and shorter than the ribbon for the tentacles. Make the edges of the strips of paper wavy and uneven. Attach several strips of paper to the center of the underside of the jellyfish to form the mouth.

Step 3:  Cut paper for mouth

Step 4:
Attach a piece of string to the top and hang your jellyfish from the ceiling.


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