Life Size Aquarium

What better way to explore sea life than with a life size aquarium! Children can walk in and explore the wonders of the deep all without ever getting wet!

Do you have a space under stairs that the children can walk or crawl into? This would be the perfect space for your aquarium. Ours was under a stair case that led up to a teachers loft.

Even if you do not have that kind of space that’s okay! You can always use an appliance box.

Space needed:

A corner area

Under stairs

Large appliance box

Fish and plants:

Tissue paper

Tape or stapler

String

Stencils

Card stock

Glitter

Glue

Directions:

Water

-- Lay out foil or wax paper

-- Allow children to finger paint using the blue, green and or white paint

-- Allow to dry

-- Attach to walls using tape

* We used one color and let allowed it to dry, and then used an additional color for a more realistic color effect.

* Foil adds a reflective quality for the water

Aquarium in a corner with windows

Use plastic wrap and paint as above

Tape to windows

Use window paints

Water:

Blue, white, green paint

Wax paper, foil

Plastic wrap (optional)

Mermaid:

Butcher paper

Glitter

Glue

Markers, crayons, paint

Aquarium floor

-- Cut butcher paper to size

-- Paint a layer of glue on butcher paper

-- Sprinkle sand over glue

-- Add sea shells in various places on glue

-- Allow to dry

-- Attach to floor with duct tape

Aquarium ceiling

Drape crepe paper

Hang a green or blue sheet

Low from ceiling using fishing line

Aquarium floor:

Brown butcher paper

Sand (optional)

Miscellaneous:

Sea shells various sizes

Clear plastic string

Hole punch

Duct tape

Stencils of sea life (Extra large and normal size)

Plastic plants ( dollar store)

Fish and plants

To make large stencils:

-- Photo copy stencils onto card stock (set zoom to desired size)

-- Cut out

-- Laminate (will last for a long time)

Fish/Plants

-- Using stencils draw onto tissue paper or card stock

-- Cut out

-- Decorate

-- Punch one or two holes into tissue paper

* use tape to strengthen holes so string will not rip through it

-- Thread string through holes

-- Attach to ceiling or walls of “aquarium”

For stuffed fish

-- Place two pieces of the same size of tissue paper fish together

-- Tape or staple along edges leave on side open

-- Stuff using more tissue paper or face tissue

-- Tape or staple remaining edge

-- Decorate

-- Punch one or two holes into tissue paper

* use tape to strengthen holes so string will not rip through it

-- Thread string through holes

-- Attach to ceiling or walls of “aquarium”

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