Free Printable Jellyfish Template for Kids

Are your kids learning about ocean animals and the ocean? This free printable jellyfish template for kids is perfect for making jellyfish crafts or to use for jellyfish coloring pages. Just download the free printable pdf file and print it out for easy crafting fun! Pick which free printables are right for you and your craft projects.

Summertime is the perfect time for some summer themed crafting. I have all kinds of summer crafts for you with free templates. Including a sandcastle, crab, and bucket template. This free printable template will help you have a simple craft for kids of all ages or a class of kids. Make just jellyfish or a week of sea creatures for a sea crafts theme.

Develop Fine Motor Skills:

When you make a craft that involves painting, coloring, and gluing on small items this helps young children and older kids improve their fine motor skills. These skills are important for kids to work on from an early age. What better way to work on them than an easy jellyfish craft.

Hand-Eye Coordination:

Putting together small pieces of paper and coloring strengthen hand-eye coordination. These skills are crucial for kid’s development. Crafting gives kids a fun way to work on their hand-eye coordination and strengthen their hands.

Jellyfish Craft Templates

First is a whole jellyfish outline. This jellyfish is great to use as a coloring page. It is also fun for ocean themed crafts.

Whole Jellyfish Template

Next is the top part of the jellyfish with both layers of the jellyfish. This is a great start for jellyfish crafts.

Body of Jellyfish

This jellyfish only has the very top part of the jellyfish. Kids can draw on more parts of the jellyfish or it can be used for crafts.

Very Top of Jellyfish

Now I just have the tentacles of the jellyfish. These can be added to the top part of the jellyfish or used with a drawn jellyfish.

Jellyfish Tentacles

If you are looking for a super simple craft for young kids this cut and paste jellyfish craft is the best.

Build a Jellyfish

This build a jellyfish craft also comes with a color in option for a little extra fun!

Coloring Build a Jellyfish

Ways to Use a Free Jellyfish Template

First is a fun template to make jellyfish coloring pages. This coloring sheet can be colored in with colored pencils, markers or crayons. It is a great way to spend a summer day.

Trace the top section template on different shades of craft paper and add streamers or ribbon on the bottom for the jellyfish’s tentacles. This makes a fun moving jellyfish.

For a letter j alphabet craft. J is for Jellyfish. Just draw a letter j on the coloring page or make a large letter J for kids to trace.

As a stencil. Use the template to trace as a stencil for different crafting purposes.

You can also paint the jellyfish on the blank template. Then add any fun craft supplies such as Pom poms, tissue paper, or googly eyes. Find a fun way of painting including marbling, scrape painting, or splatter paint.

Make a jellyfish sun catcher with the blank template. Just add tissue paper to contact paper for a transparent background and you can make a sun catcher.

To decorate a bulletin board. Use these cute templates for classroom use. Have kids decorate their jellyfish and hang them on a bulletin board. Perfect for an under the sea theme. I love having free resources for teachers.

For a summer camp activity. Use these jellyfish templates for a summer camp craft. Try different crafting techniques or let kids make their own jellyfish with whatever craft materials they want. Just lay the materials in the middle and let them get creative. they can paint the jellyfish, then add googly eyes, and draw on a mouth with a black marker.

Make jellyfish wands. After decorating it attach a wooden dowel or craft stick to the back of the jellyfish with glue or strong tape. Then add streamers or ribbons to the bottom of the back to make a fun wand.

Make a hanging decoration for a kids room. These jellyfish can be so cute hanging up with the ribbon or streamer tentacles hanging down.

For party decorations. Use the jellyfish to make a banner or centerpiece. You could even make a cake topper with the template. Then use them for crafts at a party. Fun for mermaid parties, under the sea, ocean animals decorations, or even just a jellyfish party. Sometimes kids have a love for one sea creature!

As an activity to pair with a book. Are you reading any stories about jellyfish? Make this craft with the story.

Make a jellyfish puppet. Put the printables on paper bags to make puppets. The one with just the top part can fit on a bag. Then add ribbon for the tentacles in the bottom part of the bag. Make a group of jellyfish with different color jellyfish. Jellyfish like to have jellyfish friends.

Jellyfish Craft Template Materials needed:

The digital file. Just download the digital pdf file and make sure to have a pdf reader to open the file. This file is for personal use. It is for non-commercial use but you can print it out as many times as you need whether you need 1 or 100.

Home printer or print at a local print shop.

Cardstock paper or printer paper, some kind of white paper.

Optional: colorful cardstock paper or construction paper.

Crayons, paints, markers, or colored pencils

Additional craft supplies: googly eyes, Pom poms, craft sticks, tissue paper, and a black maker

Now let’s make a Jellyfish Craft!

First print out the template you want to use. There is a coloring template, just the top part of a jellyfish template, and one with separate pieces to cut and glue together. Pick the template that fits your crafting needs.

Next if you are coloring it just get to coloring! Not a lot of explanation needed for coloring. Pick any colors you want of markers, colored pencils, or crayons.

If you are using the top part of the jellyfish you can color it in or you can cut it out, then trace it on colorful paper.

Glue or tape on ribbon, streamers, or paper for the tentacles. If they don’t stay on with a glue stick, an adult can hot glue them on.

Add any additional fun supplies such as tissue paper to the body or googly eyes. Get creative with how you use the craft template.

I am loving all of the summer crafting! It helps keep kids busy and is fun bonding time.