Dive into an ocean-inspired fingerpainting project featuring Nemo and Dory! Get creative with watercolor and tissue paper to build a colorful, coral-filled ocean. Add handprint art to personalize the adventure.
Craft Pixar
Finding Dory Handprint Art
June 26, 2016
June 26, 2016
Time: 30 minutes
What You'll Need
- Blue, yellow and orange washable paints
- Paintbrush
- 2 pages of white construction paper (and extra pages for spillover finger painting!)
- Blue watercolor paint (found in a simple rainbow set)
- Tissue paper in green, pink, and other coral colors as desired
- Black permanent marker
- Glue
How To Make It
- Use blue watercolor to paint the ocean.
- Carefully cut out coral and seaweed shapes from tissue paper.
- Glue seaweed and coral shapes into place.
- Use a paintbrush to apply orange paint to your little one's hand. Paint three stripes to create Nemo. Press gently onto the second page of white construction paper.
- Use a paintbrush to apply blue paint to your little one's other hand. Add spots of yellow to create Dory's details. Press gently onto the same page as Nemo.
- Use permanent marker or paints to add Nemo and Dory's eyes and mouths. Carefully cut out and glue onto the ocean artwork.
Note: All cutting should be done by an adult.
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