A fish-eye view
Big and small fishes to keep your eyes on.
SYou need: A4 scrap paper White mounting board –15cm x 29.5cm ince it is the start of the long annual school break, i came up with this fun and easy project for school children, big and small, to try out. The scales of the big fish are made up of small fishes, each bearing its own individual patterns. The small fishes are in fact the bowls of disposable plastic teaspoons. Filling them with bits of cotton helps in better adhesion to the cardboard. 12 white disposable teaspoons Old cD White cotton Black colour paper – 7cm sq Pencil and ruler Black marker pen (Artline70) Scissors and cutter Acrylic paints Brush UHU glue Short length of wire /magnet strip Making the plaque
1. Follow the measurements in the diagram to draw the guidelines and markings on the A4 scrap paper. Then join the marks to draw the fish outline.
2. Fold along the fold line. cut out the fish-shape template.
3. Place the paper template onto the mounting board and trace the fish with a pencil. cut it out.
4. Paint the fish with acrylic paints. Paint the head, fin and tail in a darker tone than the body. Allow it to dry.
5. Use the black marker to draw lines for the fin and tail.
6. Draw a 7cm circle within the cD with the marker. Make cuts around the cD from the edge towards the drawn circle. cut out the small circle with care.
7. cut the black colour paper into a circle, 7cm wide. Glue the small cD circle onto it. Then stick it to the head as the eye of the fish. cut out strips from the cD and glue them onto the fin and tail as embellishments. cut and glue a cD piece for the mouth of the fish.
8. Break off the handles of the disposable teaspoons. Trim the bowls of the spoons to neaten the cut edges. Turn them over with the back up and use the black marker to draw a fish onto each of them. Make all the fishes face right, as the cardboard fish is also facing right.
9. Squeeze some UHU glue inside the bowl of each spoon before filling a little cotton into it. Add a line of glue along the edge of the spoon.
10. Stick the spoon fishes onto the big fish. Glue the first row of five fishes first. Use the black marker to draw short fins tails for the fishes. Then glue the next row of four fishes. Draw their fins and tails. Finally, glue in the last row of three fishes and draw their fins and tails.
* Pierce a set of holes at the fin and attach a short length of wire through them and make a small loop at the back for hanging. Or stick a strip of magnet onto the back of the fish board for displaying on your fridge.
Smart plaque: A fish with vision.