Recycled Cardboard Fish Are The Perfect Purim Craft!

I’m loving crafting with recycled cardboard boxes lately, there is something truly satisfying about creating something new from a cardboard box (hopefully) bound for the recycling pile. And to top it off, there is just something about black and white paint together with the cardboard box color that looks amazing. Enough said, introducing my recycled cardboard fish, just in time for Purim, and the Jewish month of Adar, which is the sign of the fish! You can use these fun cardboard fish in so many ways, and this can be a craft for all ages if one makes fish shapes for everyone to paint and/or decorate. Even a collage of findings on a fish shape could be amazing, or a fish shaped welcome sign for your Purim party! I actually made these fish to use as centerpieces for a Purim party tonight, and I’ll be sharing the tutorial for making stand up fish centerpieces with you shortly. In the mean time, get inspired by my fun recycled cardboard fish, and enjoy!

You’ll Need:

• recycled cardboard boxes, with tape removed
• white and black acrylic craft paint
• a pencil or black marker

How To:

Make templates for your fish that are the size you desire and that work with the cardboard boxes you have. Try not to use pieces that have a fold in them as this weakens the shape. Cut out templates and trace around those to make a whole school. It took me quite a while to get the look I had envisioned, as my fish kept turning too cute and I finally realized that without the mouth they look much more modern and interesting. Of course if you want cartoonish and cute, add a mouth, though you’ll see what I mean when you do!

My fish are painted on both sides are they are going to be used tonight as stand up fish centerpieces, the link for that coming soon. Happy cardboard fish crafting!

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