3-D Jellyfish
"And all the colors I am inside have not been invented yet."
- Shel Silverstein
Guys, do you ever look at random objects and think that would make a really great...... WILDEBEEST! I am guessing that if you are on this page your imagination is probably firing on all cylinders so the answer to my question is, TOTALLY yes. Which means that you're in good shape because people who have really active imaginations live longer. It's true, I read it in the I Just Made That Up Britannica. If you don't believe me you can ask my squirrels, R and H. They know everything. I don't always follow the rules I learned in How To Be a Really Great Parent-volume 88. This one time I was trying to make a phone call and my kids were bouncing of the wall so I yelled "Go watch a show!". I have also been known to bribe my kids. I am sorry. It doesn't happen often but when it does it usually works. Don't report me to the elders. So the other day I found myself at a serve yourself fro yo spot ponying up on a bribe when suddenly my eyes fixed on the stack of clear plastic fro yo lids and I saw a school? (googling)..a smack (whaaat? so cool!) of bright floating jelly fish dancing through my head. See? It pays to bribe.
You're welcome.
Materials:
plastic fro yo lids
strips of old canvas curtains
strips of pink and white tissue paper
metallic tissue paper
trash liner strips
pipe cleaners
beads
hot glue gun
neon tempera cakes
transparent glitter paint
opalescent paint
1 egg cup from a carton if you want to add a crown
Sharpie and chalk markers if you want to add details to the face
dot markers
1. Prep! Cut your tissue and fabric tentacles, lay out your supplies, add paint to your trays, and fire up the glue gun(s). 2. If you are painting with fabric strips this should be your first step because you will need the dry time. We decided to hang ours on a drying rack in the sun but you could also use a hair dryer if you don't mind the noise. 3. Use acrylic paint or tempera to color your jellyfish. Paint just the inside of your lid for more of a translucent, shiny finish. If you want a stronger, more opaque effect, paint your outside. 4. You can add color and pattern to your tissue paper tentacles with stickers or dot markers or leave them solid color. 5. We had some fun playing with bendy, curly pipe cleaners. You can attach two together if you want to make them longer. 6. Start to hot glue your tentacles on. If you are doing this with little ones and want to make it a more independent project, you could use double-sided sticky tape in the inside of your cup to attach the tentacles. 7. Details! Cut a little crown out of egg carton, color it gold, and glue it to the top of your jellyfish. Use a black Sharpie marker to add some facial features and a chalk marker dot for the cheek. If you are more of a purist, leave off the details. Have fun!
