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Fish picture from shapes

Draw a fish swimming through a picture.

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What you need

A full sheet of paper and large child-appropriate crayons.

Age: 3–5 years; choose for the individual child.

Let's make it happen

  1. Draw a large oval for the fish's body. Add a triangle at one end for its tail.
  2. Add an eye near the other end and draw fins or patterns on the body.
  3. Draw water, plants, or another fish around it, then tell a story about its swim.

Adult stays beside the child and puts supplies away afterward.

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