1 Punch a hole on the bowl.

Punch a small hole at the center of a paper bowl using the point of a pencil.

2 Paint the paper bowl.

Paint the outside of the paper bowl with tempera or poster paint. Jellyfishes come in various colors. The most popular ones are pink, blue and purple but you can always paint your jellyfish the way you like.

3 Paint some details.

Details like dots are easy and fun to make. You can use a paint brush, your fingers, or a cotton swab to paint them on your paper bowl.

Some jellyfishes have stripes, others have V-shaped markings and some have a flower-shaped marking at the center.

4 Prepare the string.

Cut string to a length of about 10 inches. Tie one end of the string to a paper clip or button.

5 Attach the string.

Insert the free end of the string from inside the paper bowl, through the center hole. Pull all the way through—the paper clip or button serves as a stopper.

If you'd like to further secure the string in place, tape or glue the paper clip or button on the inside of the paper bowl.

6 Create the tentacles.

To make the jellyfish's tentacles, cut eight or more long strips out of crepe paper, tissue paper or plastic bags.

7 Glue the first tentacle.

Glue one end of a tentacle on the inside of your paper bowl, placing it close to the center of the bowl.

8 Glue the rest of the tentacles.

Glue the tentacles one at a time at the center of your paper bowl.

9 Check out your jellyfish!

Once the glue dries, check out your jellyfish by carefully turning the paper bowl upside down. Hold or hang your jellyfish by the string.

10 Add a face.

Don't forget to draw a funny face using crayons, markers or paint.

Instead of drawing the face, you can also glue a pair of wiggle eyes and a short length of string for the mouth.

11 Make more!

These paper bowl critters are really easy to make so make lots of them! Hang them from the ceiling or from a railing to give your little corner of the house a summer or under-the-sea feel. A soft breeze will make them turn round and round and their tentacles do dance around in the air.