Tie-Dye Stingrays

Stingrays gracefully glide through water like flying carpets. Gather friends at a picnic table to create lots of friendly tie-dyed stingrays!

1. Color your stingrays. Cover your craft area with newspaper. Tear a coffee filter into thirds (or have an adult cut it). On each piece, design a stingray with Crayola® Washable Markers. Dampen the coffee filters by either spraying or sprinkling them with water. The washable marker colors will spread to create a tie-dyed look. Air-dry your stingrays.

2. Draw the ocean. On white paper, use your imagination to draw a bold underwater scene. Leave space for your stingrays to swim. When the coffee filters are dry, accordion-fold the stingrays and then open them. Use a Crayola Glue Stick on the outer corners of each stingray to glue them into your underwater scene.

3. Share the fun! Add eyes and a squiggly tail to each stingray. Show your friends how to make these cool creatures.

Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project.

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Crafts

crayola supplies

• Markers
• Glue Sticks

household supplies

• recycled newspaper
• white paper
• coffee filters
• spray bottle filled with water (optional)

"The boys had a great time coloring and spraying the coffee filters. This craft was a huge success after our trip to the aquarium."
Henry G., Cub Scout leader.

"This quick and easy craft has awesome results. The coffee filters dry while kids color the background."
Rebecca Y., family child care provider.

Stingrays’ mouths are located on their bellies! When stingrays eat a clam, they eat it whole, crush it up, and then spit out the shell.