Mermaid Activities for Kids

Summer is the perfect time for all activities related to the beach and the ocean, regardless of whether the things you’re learning about are real. Mermaids are a lot of fun and a great way to bring a little ocean-themed fun if you’re headed for a beach vacation or just wishing you were.

This mermaid-themed activity placemat from Rock Your Homeschool would also be fun in the car. It includes coloring, counting bubbles, a word scramble, maze, word search and a tic tac toe board.

Just because it’s mermaid themed doesn’t mean it can’t also be educational. Check out these counting to 10 worksheets from 3 Boys and a Dog to do mermaid themed activities including number identification, writing numbers, finding the missing number, I-spy, addition, counting and more.

Grab mermaid color by number coloring pages from This Tiny Blue House to help kids identify numbers while they color. Simply Full of Delight has some more cute mermaid coloring pages, too.

Fun with Mama has a great mermaid activities pack including a mini book, three-part cards, cutting practice, line tracing, puzzles, number cards, trace the letters and a lot more. This will keep kids learning with mermaids for a long time! You can grab it directly from their website or a Teachers Pay Teachers.

Of course we need some mermaid crafts, so make a mermaid paper bag puppet (Messy Little Monster), a cardboard roll mermaid (Ocean Child Crafts) or a paper mermaid crown for kids to color and decorate (Happy Paper Time). And of course we might need some ocean slime; get the recipe from Little Bins for Little Hands.

Or turn your mermaid crafting into a bigger project with this mermaid and fish aquarium from Krokotak (check out their other mermaid crafts here).

Everyone has a huge stash of shells from previous trips to the beach, right? This mermaid shell necklace craft from Moms and Crafters is a great way to use some of them. They can be necklaces, keychain fobs, zipper pulls or you might come up with other uses for them, too.

Michaelmas is one of those holidays that is religious in nature but also has a more secular meaning, especially in England.

Michaelmas is variously known as the Feast Day of saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael or the Feast of the Archangels, and it is generally celebrated on September 29 (or November 8 in Eastern Christian calendars). In England it also marks the end of a quarter both financially and academically (if you’ve ever read a book that talks about Michaelmas term, this is what it’s talking about) and historically the end of the farming year, when accounts would be settled.

In a religious context it celebrates Michael’s defeat of Satan, which also involves slaying, or a least controlling, a dragon, but it’s also a day to mark the progression of the year into fall because it falls near the equinox.

Waldorf educational communities celebrate Michaelmas because Rudolf Steiner believed it was the second most important festival of the year after Easter. They may have a play or a field day celebrating feats of strength and overcoming fears. Season to Gather has a guide available for purchase that includes the story of St. Michael and the dragon, crafts and activities, recipes and more with a Waldorf approach.

I also found this publication from a Waldorf school that has lots of ideas for celebrating Michaelmas with groups of kids, doing things like obstacle courses, rope tugs and races. The booklet also includes songs and recipes to try.

Because they both have to do with saints and dragons, you can pull out your St. George’s Day activities for Michealmas, too, but here are a few more ideas specific to Michaelmas. I’d love to hear about your traditions if this is a holiday you celebrate.

Faith and Fabric has a cute St. Micheal softie project kids or adults can make.

Catholic Icing has a printable pack for purchase that includes stand up figures of the angels in color and black and white as well as coloring pages and the St. Michael prayer printable. She also has a printable party pack with a banner and angels you can use as cupcake toppers.

There are a lot of traditional foods that are involved in a Michaelmas celebration including bannock (a Scottish harvest bread), blackberries and goose (though many people sub chicken or Cornish game hens these days). You can also throw in angel food cake, or devil’s food cake, deviled eggs or spicy foods to celebrate overcoming the devil.

Another traditional activity at Michaelmas is hitting a pinata that is shaped either like Satan or a dragon. You can see this in action and get more details about how one family celebrates Michaelmas at Catholic All Year.

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