DIY : Light up reef craft

Taken from : https://www.thecrafttrain.com/light-up-reef-craft/

How to make a light up tropical reef craft

You will need

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  • An egg carton – we’ve used a white one but any colour will do (or you could paint one white if you want)

  • Tissue paper in a range of colours

  • Loom bands

  • Pipe cleaners

  • A set of our printable tropical fish

  • Glue stick

  • Scissors

  • Metal skewer

Get the tropical fish template Enter your details to get the tropical fish template emailed to you for free. You will also be automatically subscribed to our newsletter packed with crafty inspiration for kids. How to Cut tissue paper into squares that are roughly the right size to cover the LED candles. Wrap them over the top of the candle, leaving the base of the candle where the switch is uncovered so that you can turn it off and on. Use a loom band to secure the paper in place. Complete this step for twelve candles so that you have a piece of “glowing coral” in each egg carton cup. Next you will need to make some tissue paper coral, we’ve created two different types. Type one: twist a large square of tissue paper into branches and tie each branch in three places with a loom band. Make two or three of these for your reef. Type two: Fold a square of tissue paper over several times and fringe it with a pair of scissors. Then separate the fringed pieces and roll them up to look like little pom poms. Tie at the base with a loom band. We made some in pink and also in yellow for our reef. Poke the tissue paper coral into the reef to decorate, it doesn’t need to be glued. Make the fish using our printable template. You will need five fish, so pick your five favourites from the printable (or draw your own). Cut out each oblong of two fish facing each other. Fold in half along the dotted line then trim roughly around the fish leaving a thin white border.

Cut pipe cleaners in half and then glue inside the folded fish, so you have a double-sided fish on a pipe cleaner.