How to make fish out of plastic soda bottles

Craft by Michele Reyzer. Originally appeared in the July issue of Ranger Rick magazine. Make a Fish from a Recycled Plastic Bottle.

With just a plastic bottle or two, you can add a touch of the tropics to your room! Plastic water or soda bottles Glue Google Eyes Nail Acrylic paint Paintbrushes Scissors Stapler Fishing line or nylon thread.

Clean and cut your bottle Remove the cap and label from an empty, clean bottle. With an adult's help, cut the bottom off the bottle. Create a way to hang up your fish Get an adult to help you punch a hole with a small nail in the top of the "head" of your fish. Poke a long piece of fishing line or nylon thread through the hole and tie a knot on the inside end.

Shape your fish Pinch the open end of the bottle so the two sides meet and staple them together in the middle. Cut out fins and a tail around the staples, as shown. Paint a design on your fish Paint colorful fish patterns on the bottle.

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Once the paint has dried, glue on wiggly eyes. Now hang your fish up. Or make some more and turn them into a mobile! Explore any shore near you - by an ocean, lake, pond or stream. Play Car BINGO and make a BINGO Card Holder.

Make this cool recycled BINGO card holder for your next car trip, and observe nature as you drive by. Host a Summer Obstacle Course.

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Make your own Olympics on the lawn with a series of simple but fun outdoor activities. Recycle a plastic bottle into a temporary home for bugs so you can observe them, then set them free.

Gather your favorite nature objects and freeze them into fanciful ornaments of ice. Thank you for sharing this web page.

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