I have waited for months, now, with anticipation for the O is for Ocean unit with our preschool class. You see, my teaching assistant Katie (the same person who made those adorable Robot party favors for our class) found a great fizzing ocean world by Fun At Home With Kids on Pinterest for us to do. 

How to Make an O is for Ocean Paper Plate Craft

The only tricky part of this simply project is in getting the bottle caps and rice to stick. They need a little bit of time to set. 

• Pour some white school glue on the bottom edge of one side of the plate.
• Spread it thinly using a Q-tip and immediately sprinkle rice on it.
• Move the rice around by tipping the plate till it sticks. You may want to lightly press it into the glue. This will be the sand on the ocean floor.
• Next, glue yellow paper triangles on the plate. They will be the tail fins for the larger fish.
• Dip the bottle cap edges in the glue and set them over the tail.
• Wait for it to set for a few minutes.
• Add a drop of glue on the bottle caps and set a googly eye on.
• Finally, draw the smile on each bottle cap.
• Squiggle glue on the side of the fish and tail.
• Sprinkle glitter on the squiggles.
• Glue shredded green paper on as seaweed.
• Glue Gold Fish crackers on for little fishies in your scene.
• Add some sea life stickers
• Pour white tempera paint onto a clean space of your plate.
• Using a plastic drinking straw, dip the end in the paint and lightly tap white rings on your scene as bubbles.*

O is for Ocean paper plate craft for children with Goldfish crackers and bottle caps! #kidscrafts #ocean #crafts Share on X

Yes, you can even BUY bottle caps for children’s crafts!

Thank goodness.  No more need to buy soft drinks to collect them.