DIY aquarium with fish. The best master class on creating unusual and beautiful crafts (140 photos + video)

Bright and nimble waterfowl attract all children, so they will definitely love the voluminous applique “Fish in the Aquarium”. But the fish themselves in this work are quite complex. Therefore, if children are small, it is better to make simple multi-colored fish in a flat form. You also don’t need to make a very small aquarium, since making small fish using this technique is quite problematic, especially for children.

A piece of the sea in a cardboard box

There are so many photos of aquarium crafts on the Internet. Try making a product from an ordinary shoe box, and if you find a base with a transparent lid, then nothing will fall out of it, and the aquarium will turn out like a real one.

Necessary materials for the craft:

• shoe box;
• fishing line;
• buttons;
• paints;
• colored cardboard;
• pebbles, shells for decoration.

Preparation method:

1. Prepare the base for the aquarium: paint three sides with blue paint and the bottom of the box with brown.
2. From colored cardboard we cut out figures of sea animals: fish, octopus, starfish, etc.
3. Glue shells, starfish and pebbles to the bottom of the aquarium.
4. You need to make a small hole in the fish, thread and tie a fishing line.
5. Make cuts on the roof of our aquarium - this way the fish will move inside their house.
6. We pass the other end of the fishing line through the hole and tie the buttons.
7. Glue the octopus and algae to the sides of the box.

You can add new fish to this toy craft every time.

Features of fishing from a boat and shore

The technique for catching fish with plastic bottles depends on whether the fishing will take place on the shore or on a boat. In each option, success largely depends on the right location. Promising areas are the boundaries of clear water and algae, the junction of the river with the oxbow lake, bays, entrances and exits from holes, channel edges, and snags.

Shore fishing technique

When fishing from the shore, the angler must not only think about the casting distance of the equipment, but also about the likelihood of successful reeling. Since there is no fishing rod in the gear, the coastal area must be clean. In this case, you will be able to remove the fish from the water without any problems.

1. Before throwing equipment into the water, it is important to prepare thoroughly. First you need to unwind the tackle.
2. The nylon cord is carefully laid in rings on a clean bank. Its end is tied to a driven peg or bush.
3. The equipment is fixed on the bottle. The container is filled with water.
4. Live bait or other bait is attached to the hook.
5. The bottle goes into the water.

The fisherman just has to wait for the bite.

Photo 3. Bottle in firing position.

Features of fishing from a boat

The watercraft provides the angler with more opportunities for fishing with “bottle tackle”. You should start by choosing an interesting site. Bottles can be installed along the shore or in a checkerboard pattern. In any case, you should choose some landmarks so as not to lose your gear.

The boat must be positioned downwind. After installing the first gear, you can start equipping the second bottle. During this time, the boat will be carried to the required distance of 10-15 m. Installation of the entire “squadron” will require a minimum of physical effort and time.

After the bite, it is important to approach the triggered gear as quietly as possible. Otherwise, the fish will get scared and make another jerk. To remove a large trophy from the water, a landing net is required.

Craft “sea in a jar”

An aquarium in a jar craft will be interesting for children 3-4 years old.

Necessary materials for the craft:

• a small jar with a volume of 250-500 ml.
• plasticine;
• pebbles;
• blue food coloring;
• sea ​​fish stickers.

Preparation method:

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1. Together with your child, make snails or shells from plasticine and stick them to the wall of the jar from the inside.
2. Place pebbles on the bottom.
3. Fill with water and add a little dye.
4. Invite your child to stick fish stickers on the outside.

For greater reliability, you can roll up the lid of the jar. It is also easy to make a similar product from an ordinary plastic bottle.

Equipment options

For successful bottle fishing, you can use different equipment options. Each fisherman can make tackle taking into account the characteristics of the reservoir and the type of fish he wants to catch. Let's look at the two most popular equipment options.

Bottle for fishing from a boat

“Bottle tackle” for fishing from a watercraft resembles the equipment of a circle. But due to some features of the plastic container, fishermen have to resort to certain tricks.

• To complete the gear, an empty, undamaged PET bottle with a capacity of 1 to 2 liters is suitable.
• A piece of fishing line 8-15 m long is attached to the plug area. The thickness of the monofilament should be in the range of 0.3-0.4 mm.
• A sliding sinker weighing up to 100 g is mounted on the fishing line.

The moment of a bite can be determined in different ways. Some fishermen paint longitudinal stripes with paint. Others mount flags that are used on winter girders. A leaf spring is tied to the bottom of the bottle, and the flag itself is bent towards the neck and secured with several turns of fishing line. When the bite occurs, the fish will begin to reel in the fishing line, the spring will straighten, and the flag will rise above the surface of the water.

Advice! In order for the bottle to be positioned bottom up, it is filled 2/3 with water and lowered with the neck down.

Shore fishing tackle

Bottle fishing from the shore is carried out using more primitive gear.

On a note! When catching catfish with a bottle, the rope is connected to the main fishing line and attached to the container in such a way that the bottle can come off when bitten.

The equipment can be mounted rigidly to the plastic using adhesive tape or electrical tape. In this case, the bite will be determined by the movement of the bottle, which will act as a float.

Shore fishing allows you to throw several tackles into promising places. Each of them can be attached to tree branches or bushes and left overnight. And in the morning all that remains is to get the gear and enjoy the catch.

Paper fish for volume applique

• take note paper;
• fold the square diagonally. Cut the top of the triangle so that there is a semicircle on one side and a small angle on the other;
• straighten out a square of paper;
• cut the lines without reaching the end of the square;
• there should be a pair of strips - six or eight pieces;
• start “braiding” the strips; the intersection must be glued with glue. Glue the two inner strips and so on until you have joined the last two outer strips;
• Draw the eye and fin with a black felt-tip pen.

Make several fish from different colors in this way. Crafting an aquarium with fish will turn out to be varied if you add figures of other sea inhabitants to it.

DIY background

It is clear that decorative fish absolutely do not care what this background will be. However, for people, a background that creates a water perspective or, for example, an imitation of rock, is a very attractive detail. A competently and beautifully decorated back wall of the aquarium with proper lighting gives a three-dimensional appearance to the entire composition and emphasizes the characteristic features of the internal elements of the aquatic world.

Some make the background completely black, achieving visual depth of space and simulating an ocean water environment. And someone makes a bright blue background, more like a sunlit lake. How many people, so many options.

One option is to paint the outer part of the back wall or apply some patterns to it. But many create a similar background using self-adhesive film, which comes in various colors. For example, ORACAL cast polyvinyl chloride film allows you to create a background with any pattern. You just need to make a sketch, and the employees of the advertising company will print the idea on film for a small fee.

Another way is to create a three-dimensional background using a sheet of foam. In principle, this will not be a background, but a screen that can be removed at any time. This screen is made as follows: first you need to cut a sheet of foam plastic to the size of the rear window, then lightly burn one side over a fire until bubbles appear, and then apply a thin layer of cement to the burned side. After it dries, a relief gray surface is obtained, reminiscent of a section of rock. By attaching the foam with the decorated side to the glass using tape, you can end up with a fancy background.

Decorative craft-card

Another interesting product can be made from paper. This craft is suitable as a symbolic gift.

Necessary materials for the craft:

• thick blue paper;
• PVA glue;
• paints or markers.

Manufacturing stages:

1. On both sides, retreat 2-3 cm and draw a line. Next, fold the paper in half and draw wavy stripes 1.5-2 cm wide from the fold to the drawn line.
2. Using scissors, carefully cut out the strips.
3. Open the paper and bend the strips in opposite directions.
4. The result is a three-dimensional figure.
5. Now you can decorate the frame with algae and fish.
6. To do this, cut out wavy green stripes and glue them onto the waves.
7. You can draw the fish figures yourself, make them three-dimensional (as already described above in the article) or cut them out from a magazine.
8. Glue the fish onto the craft.

You can also cut out shell shapes and place them on the bottom of the aquarium with glue.

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Stone painting

You can paint smooth sea pebbles with acrylic paints. The shape of the stones is not particularly important.

First, the stones are washed and allowed to dry. Prime with white paint.

Use a simple pencil to draw a drawing.

The kids will have fun coloring the pebbles. For durability, it is better to coat the stones with varnish.

If you place them near a pond or stream, it will be an excellent decoration for the area.

These are just some of the techniques with which you can create wonderful crafts - fish, which you can see in the photo.

Craft “Aquarium on a plate”

Necessary elements for the craft:

• plastic plate;
• universal glue;
• colored cardboard;
• acrylic paint;
• pebbles for decoration.

Manufacturing stages:

1. You need to cut out the top of the plate - about 5-7 cm. We glue this piece of plastic to the bottom side of the container as a stand.
2. Paint over the plate. Let it dry for a while.
3. Apply brown paint to the bottom and glue pebbles.
4. Cut out the shape of a fish and seaweed from colored cardboard. We also glue them onto a plate.

Some general decorating rules

No matter how much you would like to decorate your aquarium with a variety of crafts, you should not clutter the interior space too much. It must be remembered that its inhabitants need more swimming space.

It is recommended to place homemade decorations in the background or on the sides, since the basis of any aquarium is its inhabitants, and not crafts. In addition, such placement will help to hide from view technical devices for ensuring the vital functions of fish (filter, aerator, thermometer). It is advisable to leave only low decorative elements in the central part of the aquarium composition.

In pet stores you can easily purchase almost everything you need to decorate a fish house. But only well-made home decorations can serve as an object of pride for any aquarist and give the interior space a unique look and beauty.

Plasticine fish

The crafts described above are made mainly of paper. In addition to paper material, you can experiment with cereals, pasta and plasticine.

Necessary materials for the craft:

• thick cardboard;
• pasta;
• universal glue;
• PVA glue;
• buckwheat;
• plasticine.

Stages of making crafts:

1. Glue the blue paper onto the cardboard with PVA glue.
2. Make some fish and seaweed from plasticine.
3. Stick them onto cardboard.
4. Apply a layer of universal glue from below and add buckwheat - this will be the bottom of the aquarium.
5. Also glue pasta in the shape of shells at the bottom in different places.
6. Place the finished painting in a small frame.

Felt is not inferior to plasticine and paper. It’s pleasant and easy to work with, and the crafts come out excellent.

Wooden decorative elements

The tree looks very natural in the aquarium. You can even make a grotto from this material, which will become a natural refuge for fish and a place for them to rest. However, not every tree is suitable for a home artificial pond.

For example, oak should not be used under any circumstances, since it releases so-called tannins into the water - organic acids of a phenolic nature.

Conifers are also not recommended due to their high resin content.

Making a wooden grotto is not at all difficult. It is necessary to select a suitable stump, rinse it thoroughly, and remove the bark. Then boil the workpiece in brackish water for 30 minutes.

Cut holes or one large hole in the side surface of the hemp, the edges of which are burned. Once again, clean the stump from any remaining bark that has peeled off after cooking. It would be better to keep the finished wooden product for a week in ordinary cold water, changing it daily.

After all these procedures, the wooden grotto can be fixed to the bottom of the aquarium using special silicone or pressed with stones.

Driftwood, which looks very impressive in an artificial home pond, is processed in the same way.

This material is present in almost every aquarium. Ease of use, ample opportunities for creating decorative figures - this is what makes it indispensable when decorating an interior space.

Flat rocks are well suited for making slides, grottoes, and caves. The same decorative structures made from smooth pebbles look very nice. In this case, the pebbles should be glued to each other with special aquarium silicone.

The stones are thoroughly cleaned of dirt and then boiled in water for at least 10 minutes.

You should avoid crafts made from stones that emit a lot of alkali, as this dramatically changes the chemical balance of water, which can lead to the creation of conditions unsuitable for pets.

By the way, it’s very easy to test pebbles for alkalinity: just drop a few drops of vinegar on their surface. If hissing bubbles appear, an alkaline reaction occurs. Therefore, these stones contain limestone and should not be used.

The same applies to shells and corals, which can be used when the inhabitants of the aquarium are some of the African cichlids that live naturally in slightly alkaline water.

Felt aquarium

For it you will need:

• felt of various colors;
• for the base - blue cardboard;
• universal glue.

Manufacturing stages:

1. Cut out sea creatures from felt.
2. Apply glue and have your child glue fish and other sea creatures to the base.
3. Small pebbles and shells will serve as decoration.

Making a children's craft "aquarium" is an interesting and exciting process. The finished product can be given to a friend or close relatives. A homemade aquarium will not leave anyone indifferent.

Filling

When choosing sand or stones, consider the overall color scheme of the room. Today it is easy to buy sand of almost any color, and, in combination with other interior items, the aquarium will elegantly fit into the general company.

A dry aquarium will look interesting with lighting. It can be mounted directly into accessories. LED bulbs are considered the most optimal. They do not heat up and, when handled correctly, are fireproof.

You can easily make such an aquarium with your own hands. Moreover, you can involve children in this interesting activity. Just make sure that little family members don’t put anything in their mouths.

A dry aquarium will look attractive in any interior and will become its decoration.

You will get excellent results with minimal effort.

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Documentation

The goal is to make an aquarium for the group.

1. Introduce teachers to manufacturing techniques.
2. To develop the design and creative abilities of teachers.
3. To arouse among teachers interest and a feeling of satisfaction from the creative work performed.

Photo of crafts aquarium

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