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This Chinese New Year, let’s have beautiful goldfish accompanying us We’ll need only 6 red packets, oops, in this case, gold packets.

Gold Packet Gold Fish

We’ll only need two folding methods. 3 packets for each fold.

Fold both edges, leaving a small gap in the middle.

On the opposite end, fold both edges, leaving no gap in the middle.

You’ll need to fold 3 packets according to the above folding method.

Pick the part with the gap and staple so all three are attached to each other.

It should look like this.

Turn them out

See the fold line? You’ll need to cut the triangle out but do not cut on the line. Leave a little space.

Cut only one side. Leave the other untouched. Do not throw away the small triangle as you’ll need it later for the fins.

Cut the second packet. Cut only on one side too.

Cut the third packet. This time, cut both sides. You’ll now have 4 little triangles.

Fold the remaining 3 packets into half

Fold as shown above

Fold again as shown above and repeat on the other side

Fold all three packets using the above folding method.

Staple them side by side together

Place the tail in between the two packets.

Staple on one side

Staple on the other side too

Take 2 triangles

And staple as the fin

Staple the body shut

Staple as shown above

Insert your finger to puff up the fish

Take another small triangle and staple

Repeat on the other side

Staple it totally shut

Open up the tail

Cut two eyes out of white paper and draw the black eye and paste

I like to use this glass stone purchased from IKEA for the ‘fish eye’ effect.

Simply glue the glass stone onto the eyes and you are done

You may also use red packets (ang bao) if you do not have gold packets

Still don’t get it? Watch this video

It’s time to get ticklish again Blurp, blurp.. FISH here we come

Footprint Fish

Paint your feet red or any colour of your choice and stamp onto a drawing block

Paint your pointer white and stamp as the eyes. Paint some fins and the fish is done

Egg carton fish

The next time you think of throwing out your egg cartons, think again for they can be used to make beautiful fish!

Egg carton

Cut the egg carton into individual cups.
Glue them together to get the shape of a fish.

Paint the fish

The kids deep in concentration

Cut craft foams as the fins. Use pipe cleaner as the mouth

The kid’s finished product – The Egg Carton Fish. Simply beautiful!

The kids and their fish striking a pose

Blurp Blurp… Let’s print out some fish today

Handprint Fish

Paint your palm and print on a blue piece of paper.

Paint the other palm and print. You'll have two lovey-dovey fish

Paint your fingers and print as the sea weeds.

Using a brush, draw the eye and mouth and some bubbles. You are done

Dating fish

I love anything marine Let’s do an origami goldfish today.

Origami Goldfish

You'll need a square paper.

Fold half with the white side facing out.

Fold a flip down.

Fold the other side too.

Fold down a flap for the tail.

Make a small fold for the mouth.

Draw the eyes and your goldfish is done

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This Chinese New Year, let’s hang up some fish on the bamboo tree

Red packet fish ornament

Draw a line in the middle of the red packet.

Draw the tail and cut. Cut a small square as the mouth too.

Glue the tail together. Use a needle to put a thread through a fin and hang

Red packet fish ornament

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