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    Home » Kids Crafts

    Draw a Shrimp with Noodles

    Published: Apr 30, 2018 · Modified: Dec 31, 2021 by Marcie Groller · This post may contain affiliate links

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    If you're kids love ocean crafts they will love learning to draw a shrimp with noodles! This craft teaches little ones about a shrimp's anatomy in a creative and fun way!

    drawing of a pink shrimp with pasta for legs
    Jump to:
    • 👍 Why We Love to Draw Shrimp with Noodles
    • ✂️ Supplies
    • 📝 How to Draw Shrimp with Noodles
    • 🧶 Other Crafts You May Like
    • 🦐 Draw a Shrimp with Noodles

    Note: If your kids love sea life crafts, be sure to checkout our Adorable 3D Fish Puppets and Paper Plate Seashells crafts.

    👍 Why We Love to Draw Shrimp with Noodles

    Simple supplies. You will likely have many of these supplies, like dry noodles and paper, laying around the house already!

    Learn about shrimp! Kids will learn some surprising facts about shrimp, like how they have five pairs of swimming legs and five pairs of walking legs. You can also point out that there are over 2,000 different kinds of shrimp  and that shrimp can swim backwards.

    Fine motor skills. When they draw a shrimp with noodles, kids will get to put their developing coloring, gluing and counting skills to good use.  

    ✂️ Supplies

    supplies for shrimp drawing craft

    Notes on supplies:

    Paper- White is ideal

    Dry pasta- Long pasta, like linguine, spaghetti or fettuccini works well

    Glue- Elmer's Glue Sticks are our favorite

    Markers- Crayons or colored pencils also work!

    📝 How to Draw Shrimp with Noodles

    Step 1: Outline the three main sections of a shrimp's body as shown (upper shell, abdomen, and tail). 

    outline of shrimp in black marker

    Step 2: Using noodles, break off five small, 1-inch pieces to represent the shrimp's five pairs of swimming legs. Glue these pieces to the bottom of the shrimp's abdomen. Break off five medium, 2-inch pieces of noodles to represent the shrimp's five pairs of walking legs. Glue these pieces to the bottom of the shrimp's protective shell.

    shrimp drawing with pasta for legs

    Step 3: Add and eye and two antenna to the shrimp's head and color or decorate the shrimp as desired!

    pink shrimp drawing with pasta legs

    Note: If you'd prefer to used colored pasta, read our instructions on how to dye pasta for crafts. 

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    • Paper Plate Sunflower Craft with Pasta
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    🦐 Draw a Shrimp with Noodles

    Love ocean crafts? Turns out, noodles make great shrimp legs! Grab some glue, markers and noodles and learn how to draw a shrimp with pasta!
    Author: Marcie & Julie
    Total Time15 mins
    Total: 1 shrimp drawing

    Materials

    • Paper white is ideal
    • Long pasta linguine, spaghetti or fettuccini 
    • Glue Stick
    • Markers

    Instructions

    • Outline the three main sections of a shrimp's body as shown (upper shell, abdomen, and tail). 
    • Using noodles, break off five small, 1-inch pieces to represent the shrimp's five pairs of swimming legs. Glue these pieces to the bottom of the shrimp's abdomen. Break off five medium, 2-inch pieces of noodles to represent the shrimp's five pairs of walking legs. Glue these pieces to the bottom of the shrimp's protective shell.
    • Add and eye and two antenna to the shrimp's head and color or decorate the shrimp as desired!
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    Notes

    Note: If you'd prefer to used colored pasta, read our instructions on how to dye pasta for crafts. 
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