Cardboard Fish Centerpiece For Purim, Or Just For Fun!

The cardboard fish centerpieces I made for our community Purim party were a hit, and now I get to use them to decorate our house for Purim, coming up quickly next week. I don’t think I’ll use all ten of them, then again, a school of fish swimming down my Purim table could be lots of fun, right? I’ll get out the blue tablecloths and take it from there…..maybe I’ll make some milk carton boats or use some plastic ones and do a whole ocean themed table…….I guess it all depends on how quickly the costumes go this year, and how many guests we’ll be having. At this moment I’m so happy to have some new decorations and a theme to work with, and Purim isn’t for another nine days or so (next Wednesday night, with the festive meal happening on Thursday.) And so for once the holiday may just come in without having to loose any sleep, yippee! Want to make some quick cardboard fish centerpieces? Lets get started……

You could make just one, which is adorable……
But while you are at it, why not make at least two?

You’ll Need:

recycled cardboard, mine is from boxes
black and white acrylic paint
my cardboard fish tutorial

How To:

Make cardboard fish in any size, according to my cardboard fish tutorial. Make sure that the tail and the tummy of the fish fall on the same horizontal line. Then in order to make the fish stand up, you’ll only need cut one fin piece that gets inserted into a slit in the bottom of the fish, as seen below. Add a crown, or fun hat to your fish, and that is it! When the party is over disassemble the fish and save it for the next festive occasion, maybe a birthday party, or a kid’s shabbos party, or just about anytime you want to put smiles one everyone’s faces!