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Free Printable Mermaid Bingo (Fun & easy mermaid party activity!)

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This free printable mermaid bingo is perfect for a mermaid party or everyday fun with your kids.

I am not ashamed to say that I love mermaids and always have. They say that 95% of the world’s oceans remain unexplored – you can’t prove to me that mermaids don’t exist!

Today I’m super excited to share my love of mermaids with free printable mermaid bingo cards. 

In fact, I’m so exited that I made two different versions of the game! One version is a traditional 5×5 grid with 25 different mermaid and undersea images, and the other version is a smaller preschool bingo with mermaids.

two free printable mermaid bingo boards on a wood background

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Table of Contents

  • How to play mermaid bingo
  • Printable mermaid bingo
  • 3×3 preschool mermaid bingo

How to play mermaid bingo

You can use these bingo cards in a ‘traditional’ way by cutting out the pictures on the call list sheets, placing them in a bag, and drawing them randomly.

Alternatively, you can save some cutting and the risk of lost pieces by giving the call sheet to an adult and having them ‘randomly’ call out images. I think this is a good choice if you’re at a pool party because it means fewer pieces to keep track of!

  • Make a tic mark with a pencil to denote which pictures you’ve already called.
  • If you laminate the cards (or use dry erase pockets), you can use markers to mark off called images.

I highly recommend printing on something other than plain printer paper if you want to hang on to your game boards and use them all summer long.

For the most beautiful images, use presentation paper. Presentation paper is a heavy weight paper with a special coating for crisp, bright images. 

For durable boards, but slightly less vibrant images, use cardstock.

Epson S041062 Matte Presentation Paper, 27 lbs., Matte, 8-1/2 x 11 (Pack of...
Neenah Cardstock, 8.5" x 11", 90 lb/163 gsm, White, 94 Brightness, 300...
Pack of 10, Multicolored Dry Erase Pockets, 10” x 14”, School Supplies...
Epson S041062 Matte Presentation Paper, 27 lbs., Matte, 8-1/2 x 11 (Pack of...
Neenah Cardstock, 8.5" x 11", 90 lb/163 gsm, White, 94 Brightness, 300...
Pack of 10, Multicolored Dry Erase Pockets, 10” x 14”, School Supplies...
Epson S041062 Matte Presentation Paper, 27 lbs., Matte, 8-1/2 x 11 (Pack of...
Epson S041062 Matte Presentation Paper, 27 lbs., Matte, 8-1/2 x 11 (Pack of...
Neenah Cardstock, 8.5" x 11", 90 lb/163 gsm, White, 94 Brightness, 300...
Neenah Cardstock, 8.5" x 11", 90 lb/163 gsm, White, 94 Brightness, 300...
Pack of 10, Multicolored Dry Erase Pockets, 10” x 14”, School Supplies...
Pack of 10, Multicolored Dry Erase Pockets, 10” x 14”, School Supplies...

The difference doesn’t show up as clearly in a photo as it does in real life, but I printed the bingo card on the left on presentation paper. The one on the right is on cardstock. 

difference between print on presentation paper and cardstock

For repeated play, especially near water, laminate the sheets or place them in a dry erase pocket. Dry erase pockets are like page protectors, but sturdier! If you are going to play near the pool or beach, you might want to get the bingo boards printed at a copy shop. Copiers use toner, not ink, which means the images won’t run if they get splashed.

You can get sheets laminated at copy shops and office supply stores, but if you’re going to laminate more than 10-2o pages ever, it’s more economical (and a time saver) just to get an inexpensive home laminator. 

You can also have fun at a mermaid themed birthday party by using shells or gems as tokens, instead!

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Printable mermaid bingo

These 5×5 mermaid bingo cards are best for older kids because many of the images are fairly similar. They will need to tell the difference between different colors, for example, in order to cover the correct space. This is great because it helps children practice attention to detail and visual discrimination!

Please note that these bingo cards are free for personal use (including in your own classroom, with your Scout troop, etc.). Please do not redistribute the files – just send your friends a link to this post so they can download their own. This means a lot to me and helps keep me able to make these awesome free resources for you!

The sets of 10 and 4 mermaid bingo cards are free and there’s an affordable classroom set available, too.

Related: Free printable mermaid coloring pages

Classroom set of mermaid bingo cards

Need lots of cards for your classroom or mermaid birthday bash? Get 30 mermaid bingo cards for the very low price of $2.79. These cards are unique, which means they can be combined with the free sets for a total of 44 mermaid bingo boards.

10 free printable mermaid bingo cards

This set of 10 mermaid bingo boards is perfect for larger families and smaller groups. It’s available for free – just fill out the form and let me know where to send your printables!

10 free printable mermaid picture bingo boards

Set of four free printable mermaid bingo games

Finally we have a set of 4 free printable mermaid bingo boards. They’re available totally free – no email address required. Just use the download link below the preview image!

The set of 4 cards and the set of 10 are different, which means you can combine them for a set of 14.

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Download your set of 4 free printable mermaid bingo cards here

free printable 5x5 mermaid bingo cards

3×3 preschool mermaid bingo

These 3×3 mermaid bingo cards are perfect for the littlest mermaids in your family. The images are very different from one another and games are much shorter for younger attention spans.

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Download a set of 4 3×3 preschool mermaid bingo cards right here!

Mermaid printables & crafts

If you're planning a mermaid party, make sure to check out these other free mermaid printables and mermaid craft ideas!

Easy Hot Glue Mermaid Tail Necklace Tutorial

This mermaid tail necklace is quick and easy to make with hot glue!

The Best Free Printable Mermaid Coloring Pages

There are so many cute mermaid coloring pages for FREE! They're great mermaid party activties or you can make mermaid coloring books as a party favor.

How to Make Super Simple Starfish Hairpins - Mermaid Hair Pin Tutorial

Mermaid Earring Tutorial - DIY Polymer Clay Mermaid Earrings & Necklace

Don’t lose track of these mermaid bingo boards – Pin them to your favorite board now!

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  1. Milagros

    April 25, 2021 at 17:21

    Gracias!!! Los cartones gratuitos de sirenas me encantaron.. en cambio los de bingo comun no pude descargarlos.. me saltaba error.
    Hermso trabajo y muy colorido!! Mil gracias

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