Under the Ocean... Under the Sea!

Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea

Today, C requested to read Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea by Jan Peck, illustrated by Valeria Petrone. The illustrations are brilliant and eye-catching, and it is one of C's favourite reads. It is a story about a little boy on an ocean adventure, looking for treasure. He encounters all sorts of sea creatures, big and small. Well, there's an interesting twist at the end. We discover that it was just a figment of his imagination! In reality, he was in the bathtub with all his water toys (a seahorse, an octopus, a dolphin, a starfish, a hermit crab, a whale, a swordfish, a shark and a sea turtle).

And when we were reading this story, C played with a magnetic fishing game (by Melissa & Doug). She fished for each sea creature the boy met as we went through the pages of the book.

Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea
by Jan Peck, illustrated by Valeria Petrone.

Magnetic fishing game by Melissa & Doug.

Trying to catch the Octopus!

Fishing for the Dolphin.

Creating an Ocean Scene

C could not find a starfish in the magnetic fishing game, so we decided to make one! We discussed and thought to create an ocean scene using felt. We used coloured felt from Daiso, and drew out the shapes so we could cut them out.

Components of our ocean scene.

Coloured Felt from Daiso.

Piecing them together. We used an 18x18cm
blue felt as the ocean background.

C applied glue so we can stick the
different parts onto the background.

Adding details to the starfish.

Applying glue on the back of the fish.

Using our trusty Crayola washable glue!

As we were piecing everything together, C suggested using glitter glue to add some sparkle to our artwork. It was a fabulous suggestion. Kids really do come up with the best ideas!

Crayola washable Glitter Glue.

One of C's favourite art tool: Crayola's Glitter Glue!

Some golden glitter for the ocean floor.

The finished ocean scene! C is very pleased indeed!

If you are interested in creating an ocean scene with your kids and would like a reference of what we did, do feel free to download it here: Simple Ocean Scene

Some fun facts about a few sea creatures.

Also, if your child is keen to learn about the parts of a fish, you can download a worksheet here : Parts of a Fish

Meanwhile, here's wishing all a wonderful weekend ahead!