B-Crafty brings back a Valentine idea from years ago, “Fish Bowl Valentine”. Depending on the treat you include it could be “Gold Fish Bowl Valentine” or “Swedish Fish Bowl Valentine”. You get to choose.
Issue #164
Occasion: Valentine’s Day
Category: Valentine
Materials:
- White card stock paper
- Light blue paper
- Pieces of light weight cardboard
- Handful of Gold Fish snack or Swedish Fish
- Cellophane bag
- Baker’s twine in blue
Instructions:
- Decide the message you want, “I’m glad we’re in the same school” or “You’re the only fish in the sea for me” and print on t the blue paper separated by approximately 4 inches
- Make your template for your bowl and water out of cardboard. The bowl measures 5 ¼ wide by 4 ¼ high, and the water is 4 ¾ wide and 3 ¼ high
- Trace the bowl template on to the white paper and trace the water template on to the blue paper that you printed, lining it up so that the message is right up to the top of the water
- Cut our the white and blue pieces and glue together
- Slide them into the cellophane bag and then add the Gold Fish or the Swedish Fish
- Tie the top of the bag shut with the baker’s twine
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