Make Colorful Fish from Recycled Jar Lids

Recycle jar lids to make a colorful school of fish.

Materials

• Jar lids
• Googly eyes
• Craft glue
• Construction paper
• String
• Beads, stickers, sequins, plastic gems (optional)

Tools

• Tape
• Scissors
• Markers or paint

Steps

1. Gather your supplies. Collect and clean jar lids
2. Trace the fish body. Trace around the jar lid on a piece of construction paper to draw the fish body.
3. Cut it out. Cut out the fish body.
4. Make the fish parts. Cut out basic shapes to make the fish’s tail, fins, and mouth.
5. Add color and personality. Decorate the fish. You can use cut paper, markers, paint, googly eyes, and even stickers, beads, or gems to decorate the fish.
6. Attach the parts. Glue the fish’s fins, tail and mouth to the body.
7. Add the hanger. Tape a string to the inside of the jar lid.
8. Hang it up. Glue the fish onto the top of the jar lid. When it’s dry, use the string to hang your fish in a window.