With the majority of the ocean still remaining unexplored, there is a never-ending amount to talk about! So many unique and interesting animals that young children have likely never seen before! In order to figure out where to even begin explaining the variety of animals that live in our ocean, the list below provides some great recommendations for themed sensory activities, art projects, fine motor activities, and more. Converse with preschoolers during the activities about these fascinating creatures, such as what the animals eat, where they sleep, how they move, and more. Clown Fish Painting – Place lines of painter’s tape down over an outline of a fish for toddlers to paint the fish orange, revealing white stripes when the tape is removed. (Toddler Approved) Oysters with Pearls – Fold a painted paper plate in half to become an oyster and add beads to be the pearls. (Things to Share and Remember) Rainbow Fish – Paint and decorate a paper plate to look like The Rainbow Fish from the book by Marcus Pfister. (A Little Pinch of Perfect) Shark Suncatcher – Use contact paper, tissue paper, and paper silhouettes of sharks for a fun suncatcher. (Buggy and Buddy) Marbled Fish – Place a cutout of a fish on top of marbled shaving cream for a swirled effect. (Fantastic Fun and Learning) Puffy Paint Starfish – Make your own puffy paint to cover cardboard stars with. (I Heart Crafty Things) Toilet Paper Roll Octopus – Cut and decorate a toilet paper roll to become an octopus. (Busy Mommy Media) Bubble Wrap Jellyfish – Utilize your bubble wrap by turning it into a jellyfish, complete with pipe cleaner tentacles. (Crafty Kids At Home) Frozen Shaving Cream Ocean – Freeze a bin of shaving cream mixed with blue food coloring and explore the interesting texture. (Hello Wonderful) Sensory Bottle – Put sand and colored water in a bottle along with various plastic ocean animals. (A Little Pinch of Perfect) Blue Soap Foam – Add water, soap, cornstarch, and blue food dye to a blender to create sensory ocean foam. (Views From a Stepstool) Blue Sensory Spaghetti – Dye spaghetti noodles blue to be the base for this ocean sensory bin. (Montessori from the Heart) Pipe Cleaner Fishing – Twist pipecleaners into the shape of fish for preschoolers to try to hook. (Best Toys 4 Toddlers) Sea Animals Memory Game – Kids will try to remember where certain animals are and match them together. (Adventure In a Box) Ocean Animal Bingo – Play a fun game of ocean animal bingo using these printable cards. (Free Homeschool Deals) Matching Sea Animal Cards – Preschoolers will match together the cards that have the same sea animal on them. (Simple Everyday Mom) Fishbowl Color Matching – Place the fish onto the fishbowl of the same color. (Life Over C’s) Oyster Color Matching – Match the same color pom-pom to the oyster printables to be the pearls. (Kindergarten Worksheets and Games) Learning About Bees Spring Animals Theme Easy to follow lesson plans include activity modifications and adaptations to meet the needs of all learners. These activities come in a digital format. That means after you make a purchase, the links to the activities will arrive in an email. For more information, click on the graphics below: Here is my Privacy Policy
