Art Project #27-- Paper Bowl Jellyfish

We made these adorable paper bowl Jellyfish last week.  The boys all have them hanging in their rooms and they are just adorable.


In keeping with our 100 Days of Art Challenge we try to find different mediums and different crafts to try.  My boys saw these on Pinterest and they all wanted to try making them.

We pulled out all the supplies and settled down at our picnic table.

Alec decided to paint his Jellyfish purple with large purple dots while both Ian and Evan wanted to use tissue paper squares & glue to decorate their jellyfish.  We glued on some large googly eyes and set them in the sun to dry.







Once dry I used a pair of scissors to make a hole in the top of the head.  We threaded some string through for a hanger and then each of the boys picked out some ribbon for the tentacles.  We cut long strips of ribbon, curled them with the scissors and then taped them to the underside of our jellyfish.

Alec decided the ribbon was not nearly enough and since Jellyfish often have inner and outer tentacles that are of varying widths he asked if he could make some out of paper.  We cut some long strips of paper and he accordion folded them back and forth; taping them to the edge of his bowl when he was done.



One of the accordion folded legs

They just looked so cute!  I would have loved to keep them hanging in my garden but knew they would never hold up to the elements. 



Others in this series: 

Project 3: Star Wars Crafts
Project 5: Floral pens
Project 6: Watercolor outlines
Project 13: Water gun art
Project 14: Watercolor Kits
Project 15: Dragonfly Silhouettes 
Project 16: Painting pet rocks 
Project 17: Spray Paint Resist
Project 18: Water bottle windsock
Project 20: Tin can windsock 
Project 21: Firework glue art
Project 22: Qixel art kit
Project 26: Spray Painted Canvas
Project 28: Tin Foil Art
Project 29: Oil Pastel Bubbles 
Project 32: Drip Painted Pots
Project 33: Sun Art 
Project 36: Art Museum field trip. 
Project 39: Painting Pikachu 
Project 40: How to Draw Books
Project 42: Splatter Paint Canvas
Project 46: Tissue Paper Leaf Art
Project 50: Drawing Cat Faces 
Project 51: Making Homemade cards
Project 53: 3-D printing 
Project 54: Gingerbread Train
Project 57: Candy trees 
Project 66: Washi Tape Cookie Cutter Ornaments
Project 67: Learning Origami 
Project 68: Art Books and Artist Study
Project 69: Playing Go Fish Art
Project 70: Edible Chocolate Art
Project 71: Geometric Hearts 
Project 72: Marble Swirled Hearts
Project 73: Solid Tempera Paint Drawings
Project 74: Qixels 3-D Maker
Project 75: Making Cupcakes
Project 76: Window Marker Art
Project 77: Shamrock Zentangles on Scratch Paper
Project 78: Painted Pandas 
Project 79: Minecraft Digital Art
Project 80: Charcoal Drawings
Project 81: Chalk Pastel Lighthouse Drawings
Project 82: Dying Easter Eggs With Bleeding Tissue Paper
Project 83: Painting Pottery
Project 84: Drawing En Plein Air
Project 85: African Savannah Paintings
Project 86: Woven CD Garden Decoration
Project 87: Working with Clay
Project 88: Art Lessons with Art Academy
Project 89: Melted Bead Wind Chimes
Project 90: Perler Bead Projects
Project 91: Ivory Soap Carvings
Project 92: Ice Cube Tie Dye
Project 93: String Art
Project 94: Multimedia Ocean Paintings 
Project 95: Balloon Splatter Painting
Project 96: Making Mosaic Stepping Stones
Project 97: Glass Bead and Glue Sun Catchers 
Project 98: Coloring Book Art
Project 99: Metal Stamped Bookmarks
Project 100: Water Balloon Art 

 


Comments

  1. These are really cute, might be fun in the garden too.
    Have a wonderful and safe weekend!

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    1. I thought about that; but wasn't sure how well the paper bowls and glue would hold up in the rain. They sure did look adorable when I hung them there to take the photos!

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  2. I'm so glad I found your blog! I've been homeschooled all my life and remember me and my mom doing crafts like these together. This brings back such sweet memories :)

    Blessings,
    Edye | Http://gracefulcoffee.wordpress.com

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  3. Very cute, we usually make them out of old bottles but these are a great alternative #TheRealCraftyLinkParty

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  4. Those jelly fish look super cute indeed :)..Happy #OMHGWW :)

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  5. What a fun project! Thank you for sharing at The Really Crafty Link Party. Pinned!

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  6. Thanks so much for linking up at the #UnlimitedMonthlyLinkParty 3! Shared.

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