I may sound like a broken record by now – but I honestly had a TON of favorite children’s books growing up. Reading was always the center of my early childhood life. From picking out books on the Scholastic ordering form or even going to the local library with my parents, on a nearly weekly basis. My dad still to this date, makes tons of trips to the library and always have a huge pile to go through. If I had more time in the day, I would be doing the same right now.

So whenever I find a childhood favorite of mine, I instantly have to purchase it and add it to my son’s ever-growing collection {even if he could care less about my motives or feelings behind it!} I just want him to grow up with the same love and appreciation of books like I have. There is just something about a book that brings out your imagination and good memories too.

Take for example the book “Rainbow Fish” by Marcus Pfister. Although I don’t have any direct memories about it per say {just that we read it often in Elementary school} I do instantly remember it and smile when I see the beautiful foil-stamped front cover. So naturally – we had to do a kid friendly craft in honor of that beautiful colored fish in the story.

So not only is today’s Cupcake Liner Rainbow Fish kid craft tutorial perfect to do in honor of the book but it’s also super simple, fun for all ages and inexpensive too. You honestly have no excuse to let the craftiness “swim” away – grab those supplies {and book} and get to work asap! Happy crafting my friends!

Supplies:

* Light Blue Cupcake Liners
* Blue/Yellow Cardstock
* Glue Stick
* Scissors
* Rhinestones

Directions:

* First flatten and glue your light blue cupcake liners to the blue cardstock. This may take some extra effort but it’s super easy for kids to do.
* Once the cupcake liners are down, grab your other cardstock paper and cut out other “fishy” embellishments like fins, eyes, mouth – to give them life. Glue those pieces down.
* To finish your Cupcake Liner Rainbow Fish, simply have children glue on the rhinestones in various spots on the fish. Then let dry completely before displaying proudly!

If you are looking for even MORE easy kid craft ideas that go along with our favorite children’s books, be sure to check out these fun posts. And “if” you decide to make this craft, please share a picture on our Facebook page or tag us on Instagram with #gluedtomycrafts for us to see. We love seeing our inspiration come to life!

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