Ocean Animal Craft + FREE Printable!

This fun ocean animal craft is the perfect summer craft to do with your kids or grandkids and comes with a FREE printable!

Raise your hand if you’re enjoying summer and sleeping in a bit more than usual, pool and beach days, and popsicles galore?

Me too!

Ocean Animal Craft

Today I’ve got a fun ocean animal craft for you to do with your kids.

It’s easy, fun, and simple- the best kind of kids craft in my opinion, just like our popular ocean sensory bin!

Plus, I’m sharing a FREE printable to make this craft even easier for you.

This ocean animal craft takes very little prep beforehand, so it’s a great way to keep those little hands busy creating this summer!

Have this craft up your sleeve for the next time you hear the dreaded words, “I’m bored!”

Mermaid slime and our ocean in a bottle necklace are also great activities to keep the kids engaged during those long summer days.

Box of Fruity Pebbles
Free printable (printed on thicker colored paper)- Scroll down for link to printables
Glue
Scissors

First, print out the free printable ocean animals sheet I’ve provided below.

Make sure to print onto thick colored paper or card stock for more durability.

I designed the printable, and the adorable clip art is from Little Red’s Treehouse.

Printable #1 features both a shark and a starfish.

Printable #2 features both a fish and a whale.

Use tacky glue to trace around one of the ocean animals with a thin line of glue.

Depending on the age of your child, you might need to do this step for them.

Sprinkle some Fruity Pebbles cereal over the top of a section of glue.

Press lightly with fingers to sightly crush the Fruity Pebbles, then push it into the glue for a secure hold.

Repeat the gluing and adding cereal process until all of the glue is covered and has cereal pressed onto it.

Let the glue dry completely.

You can display the entire sheet and be done with the craft, or cut out the individual animals.

Either way, you’ve got a cute ocean animal craft that your child will be so proud of!

A craft AND a snack?

Count me in!!

The best part is that you can sneak a few bites of Fruity Pebbles along the way too!

This sweet ocean animal craft make a wonderful preschool craft too.

It’s simple enough for even small hands to help with.

Make sure to beat the heat in summer with my favorite wet activities to keep you and the kids cool!

Happy summer!

This article was updated in June 2025 and was originally posted in July 2016.