Make a black glue jellyfish craft! Jellyfish can be vibrant colors like pink, blue and yellow, and even bioluminescent! Learn about these fascinating ocean creatures with a fun ocean theme art project! What color will your jellyfish be? Make sure to grab the printable jellyfish template for an easy ocean project.
Explore Jellyfish For Ocean Theme
Add this simple jellyfish art project to your ocean theme activities this season. If you want to learn more about how to make black glue art with a fun ocean animal theme, let’s grab the supplies!
While you’re at it, make sure to check out these other ocean experiments, activities and crafts!
Our art and craft activities for kids are designed with you, the parent or teacher, in mind! Easy to set up, and quick to do, most activities will take only 15 to 30 minutes to complete, and are fun! Plus, our supplies lists usually contain only free or cheap materials you can source from home!
Ocean Animal Crafts and Activities
We love simple ocean crafts for kids! When you finish this jellyfish craft, why not make a glow-in-the-dark jellyfish (with a free activity pack), sculpt salt dough starfish, collage narwhal craft, or even build a narwhal from basic LEGO bricks!
Fun Facts About Jellyfish
Jellyfish live in the ocean, and you will find them floating with the currents or waves or swimming freely at the ocean’s depths without sunlight. Learn about ocean zones!
Jellyfish can be clear and vibrant colors; many glow or are bioluminescent! See our glowing jellyfish craft.
Jellyfish are not fish at all! Instead, they are invertebrates made of a smooth, bag-like body and have tentacles with tiny stinging cells to catch prey.
Jellyfish tentacles are covered in specialized cells called nematocysts, which contain venomous barbs. When a jellyfish encounters prey, it releases these barbs, injecting venom into its target.
Jellyfish stings can be painful to humans, but jellyfish don’t intentionally attack people. Most people get stung when they accidentally touch a jellyfish!
What do jellyfish eat?
Jellyfish eat fish, shrimp, crabs, tiny plants, and even other types of jellyfish. Their mouth is found in the center of their body. Through that tiny opening, they take in food and discard waste.
How long do jellyfish live?
Jellyfish live in the wild for up to a year if not eaten first. Turtles and some fish like to eat jellyfish. But their main predator is other jellyfish!
Get your FREE printable jellyfish template!
Black Glue Jellyfish Art
Supplies:
- Jellyfish template
- Black acrylic paint
- White glue
- Watercolor paints
- Salt
- Scissors
- Card stock
Instructions:
STEP 1: Print the jellyfish template.
TIP: Print off the jellyfish template in various sizes to create an underwater scene.
STEP 2: Mix together the glue and black paint. Use it to outline your jellyfish template, and then let it dry!
STEP 3: Use watercolor paints to add color to your jellyfish. See here how to make your own watercolor paints.
Some jellyfish are clear, but others can be bright pink, blue, purple or yellow.
STEP 4: While the paint is still wet, sprinkle salt onto your design to create a textured, almost sparkly effect.
STEP 5: Cut out your jellyfish and glue it to card stock once dry.
Or make a fun background using watercolors, paper scrap collages, or stamped newspaper 👇!
More Ocean Animals To Learn About
If your kids love ocean animals, then why not try more of these fun and easy ocean animal activities, including starfish, narwhals, squid, and sharks? Perfect to add to any ocean theme lesson plan or fun at home.
Printable Ocean Activities Pack
Add this printable ocean project pack to your ocean unit or summer science plans. You’ll find tons of projects to keep you busy. Just read the reviews!
