I think that seahorses are animals that everyone has a bit of a soft spot for and these seahorse craft ideas are absolutely perfect as summer activities or as part of an under the sea or ocean theme.
I love sharing sea crafts for kids and today I’m sharing loads of fun ideas with lots of different levels of expertise so you’ll find seahorse crafts for toddlers and preschool as well as ones that are suitable for classroom use and if I get a spare ten minutes to myself I might do some myself too!
What You'll Find on This Page
Seahorse Crafts For Kids
My kids and I all love seahorses and from the crowds I’ve seen watching them in aquariums I think they’re pretty popular with other people too.
Whether your interest in them is from the Eric Carle book Mister Seahorse, as part of a summer or ocean theme or just because you think they look cool there’s plenty of ideas here to help you find the seahorse craft that’s perfect for you.
All of the seahorse crafts that I’m sharing today appear in the same order as you’ll see them in the image above, to get the tutorial just click on the title of the craft.
Want some more ideas for ocean crafts for kids? Check out the list at the end of this post for some of our favourites and most popular!
Like these crafts? Make sure that you bookmark this page or pin an image for later so that you have all this cool inspiration to hand when you need it.
Free Ocean Animals Templates
On this site you’ll find loads of free resources to help you have fun with your child and encourage their creativity without having to spend a fortune.
We’ve got loads of free templates that you can download featuring animals that live in the ocean and all things under the sea themed.
These are just a few of my favorites and with each one you’ll find some ideas for easy crafts and activities that you can try with your child.
Seahorse Craft Ideas
Tissue Paper Seahorse Craft
My daughter made this while she was in preschool and I think it’s absolutely adorable! She really enjoyed scrunching the tissue paper and you can use a whole rainbow of colors too.
Cut and Paste Seahorse
Our printable craft is a great way for kids to practice their scissor skills as they build their own paper seahorse.
Black Glue Seahorse
This craft from I Heart Crafty Things is perfect for older kids or you could do the outline for younger ones while they paint the insides.
Seahorse Suncatcher
Perfect for crafting on those long summer days this stained glass suncatcher from Easy Peasy and Fun will look great with the sunlight shining through it.
Paper Weaving Seahorse
Use the free template from Kids Craft Room to make this sweet seahorse craft
Seahorse Puppets
Grab the paints and scissors and make these sweet puppets from The Craft Train, who knew toilet rolls could become so pretty?!
Paper Plate Seahorse
Paper plate crafts are always a classic as who doesn’t have a packet of plates lurking somewhere? This idea from Powerful Mothering looks great and I think it would be perfect for displaying on a bulletin board amongst some blue paper waves.
Tissue Paper Seahorse Craft
Use our free seahorse template and bleeding tissue paper to make this super pretty craft.
Seahorse Coloring Page
This coloring page is detailed enough for older kids and adults too, while it’s too tricky for the younger ones to do the detail they might enjoy painting or using coloring pencils or markers to color over the outline.
Felt Seahorses
These plushies from Easy Peasy and Fun are super sweet and the easy tutorial make it perfect for kids learning to sew.
Seahorse Bookmark
Make this bookmark from Red Ted Art, perfect for all avid readers
Letter S Seahorse
No Time For Flashcards shares their letter of the week crafts.
More Ocean Crafts for Kids
This paper plate sea collage is super easy to make and perfect for younger kids.
These sea story stones are great for encouraging creative writing or verbal story telling or just as a bit of inspiration if you’re into painted rock crafts.
Finally this round up of 35 under the sea crafts for kids is super popular and full of awesome ideas!
These are so cute! Love love love! Thanks for including our bookmarks! Pinning.
My pleasure – thanks Maggy x