Inspired by a blog post on the blog Mud + Bloom, we made some sea creatures that Orla, the sea otter, might encounter while diving in the underwater kelp forest.
We blew watercolour paint around through a paper straw. Be generous with the amount of water that you use. After the paint had dried, we made some fantasy sea creatures using a black pen.
We read the stunning book A Journey Under the Sea by Craig Foster and Ross Frylinck. This book is based on the film My Octopus Teacher. A beautiful book and a lovely gift for nature-loving children. Great inspiration for sea creatures but we did not try to copy any of the animals in the book. Our sea creatures were created by chance and fantasy!
Biomimicry for Young Children 