Make a fishy walnut ornament...

A walnut goldfish swimming between
the branches of a Christmas tree.

        This sweet little goldfish was made by using a half walnut shell. Goldfish come in all shapes and colors so, naturally you may wish to customize your own version. 

• Watch these goldfish to get ideas about how to paint them... and Frankie and French Fry here
• See our goldfish shaped Easter eggs with craft instructions here
• Read about how we made an entire school of "Rainbow Fish"

Supply List:

• one white bead for the fish eye
• scrap cardboard
• tacky white glue
• acrylic paints - black, white, orange, yellow
• wire hook for hanging on the tree

Step-by-Step Instructions:

1. First you will need to break a walnut in half and this should be done in advance of making this ornament craft with little ones. Go here to read how it is done.
2. Trace around the half shell on top of a scrap piece of thin cardboard. 
3. Remove the shell and draw the fins and tail for the fish directly on the tracing of the walnut half.
4. Cut out the drawing with it's fins and tail.
5. Glue the half shell back on top of the cardboard cut-out using tacky white glue. Let dry.
6. Paint on the colors you wish for your fish to have.
7. Glue on the white bead for it's eye.
8. Glue a black pupil on top of the bead.
9. Coat the entire fish with Mod Podge to preserve the painted surface.
10. You may wish to glue a layer of decorative paper on the backside of the fish to finish it neatly.