Your energetic little sharks will love the book, Clark the Shark by Bruce Hale. This story of an enthusiastic shark is a favorite of teachers, parents, and kids. After reading about the valuable lessons that Clark learns in this fun read-aloud, continue the fun during craft time!

Making this Clark the Shark craft is an excellent way to bring the story to life and extend the fun beyond the pages of the book. Your kiddos will be excited to recreate their favorite character and use their imaginations and storytelling with their new shark craft.

You’ll only need a few basic supplies like paper, scissors, and glue to use along with our free template that will guide you along the way. Making Clark the Shark is a fun way to hone fine motor skills and encourage creativity in your kids.

Once Clark the Shark is ready to swim on to the next activity, be sure to check out these kids book crafts for even more crafts inspired by favorite stories.

Clark the Shark Book Companion Craft

Collage Cover Image of Clark the Shark Craft with the word Clark the Shark Craft Book Craft in the middle

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Supplies

Colored cardstock or construction paper
Glue
Scissors
Clark the shark template (click the “click here to get this freebie” image at the end to open the form)

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Directions

Start by downloading the Clark the Shark template and printing it out. Once you have the template printed, gather the materials needed for this fun activity.

First, glue the mouth in the middle of the lower portion of the face.

hand gluing mouth of Clark the Shark Craft

Next, encourage your kids to glue the eyes near the top of the head, just above the mouth.

hand gluing eyes of Clark the Shark Craft

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Now, guide them to position the hat in the middle of the head and secure it with glue.

hand gluing hat of Clark the Shark Craft

Place the white stripes along the shirt and glue them in place. Help the kids trim off any stripes that hang off the sides of the shirt.

hand gluing stripes on shirt of Clark the Shark Craft

Lastly, it’s time to dress our shark in style! Help your kids glue the shirt to the body of the shark.

hand gluing shirt of Clark the Shark Craft

hand holding finished example of Clark the Shark Craft

Be sure to check out our other ocean crafts while you’re here! Your kids will love creating more fun crafts like this one!

Ocean Ideas For Kids

Dive on in to find an ocean of ideas that your kids will love to explore and learn with. We have hands-on crafts and educational activities featuring their favorite ocean animals that will have them excited to learn and create.

Keep reading to see a few that we’ve highlighted below that we think your kids will love, too. Find book recommendations, craft ideas, and activities of various animals that call the ocean home. Be sure to save the ones you’ll want to come back to later.

Ocean Books For Kids

The Snail and the Whale– Julia Donaldson, author of the famous book The Gruffalo, brings kids another fun book about an unlikely set of friends. Snail and Whale have lots of fun together in this colorful book!

Shark Lady– This children’s book is based upon the true story of Eugenie Clark, aka, The Shark Lady. Learn about her love of sharks, her discoveries, and the inspiring message of going after what you want in life.

The Rainbow Fish -This is a classic children’s book with a wonderful message for children. In it, a fish learns to share his favorite possession, his glittery scales, with his friends!

two finished example of Clark the Shark Craft

Kids Ocean Crafts

Jellyfish Headband Craft – Add a splash of underwater fun to your kids day with this cute headband craft! They’ll be able to pretend they’re jellyfish floating along in the ocean with this fun and easy craft!

Shark Name Craft – Take a bite out of learning letter recognition with this name craft! Kids will create a paper shark and arrange fish with the letters of their name in order. It’s a fin-tastic way to personalize their shark craft while practicing how to spell their name!

Paper Cup Octopus Craft – Go on an undersea adventure to transform an ordinary paper cup into an adorable octopus! Kids will need just a few simple supplies and a splash of creativity to make their own colorful friend with the help of our free template.

3D Crab Craft – Kids will love seeing this crabby craft come to life in 3d! They’ll make their own crustacean masterpiece with a few supplies and our free template. Scuttle on over to check it out!

Ocean Printables

If your kids are fascinated by sharks, they’ll be thrilled to dive into these shark connect the dot printables! These illustrations are a blast to complete and also offer valuable learning opportunities at the same time.

As children connect the dots, they’ll sharpen their fine motor skills, practice counting, and reinforce number recognition—all while exploring the fascinating world of sharks. So why wait? Let’s make a splash with these engaging activities and make some fun art!

Dive into a sea of fun with these octopus worksheets! Kids will have fun and learn as they navigate through a letter maze, label the parts of an octopus, and practice their handwriting skills. Included are playful activities and colorful illustrations, so learning becomes an oceanic escapade!

Grab your pencils and get ready for an octo-awesome learning experience that’s sure to make a splash!

Let creativity set sail with our free printable ocean coloring page bookmarks! Kids will love coloring a sea of colorful creatures, from tiny starfish to playful dolphins. Coloring is an enjoyable quiet time activity that requires only a few supplies, making it perfect for any time of day.

You can laminate the bookmarks, so they’ll last all year long, and keep your place in countless adventures through lots of books!

Use these ocean animal more or less worksheets to teach kids greater than and less than math lessons! Kids will circle the sea creature with the greatest or least number on these colorful sheets featuring playful ocean themed illustrations.

So let’s make waves and explore numbers and this essential math skill in a way that’s as fun as a day at the beach!

single finished example of Clark the Shark Craft

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Clark the Shark Craft

Author: Sam

Prep Time: 8

Active Time: 10

Total Time: 18

Making this Clark the Shark craft is an excellent way to bring the story to life and extend the fun beyond the pages of the book.

Materials

▢ Colored cardstock or construction paper
▢ Glue
▢ Scissors
▢ Clark the shark template

Instructions

Download the clark the shark template, print, and cut out the pieces you need.
Glue the mouth in the middle of the lower portion of the face.
Next, take the eyes and glue them near the top of the head, above the mouth.
Position the hat in the middle of the head and glue it down to secure it.
Place the white stripes along the shirt and glue them in place. Trim off any excess paper.
Finish off by gluing the shirt to the body of the shark.

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Clark the Shark Craft Template

photograph of found of Simple Everyday Mom, Sam

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Sam is the crafter and founder of Simple Everyday Mom. She has been featured in Oprah Mag, Good Housekeeping, The Spruce Crafts, Country Living, The Bump, and more.

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10 Comments

D says:

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Where do you get the Shark template? I am not seeing it on activity

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  Hi! All you need to do is click the “Click Here To Get Your Freebie” image at the end of the post and then enter your email in the form, and you’ll get the template link!
Tracy says:

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I keep clicking “get this freebie” and putting in my email and I have not received anything yet.

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  If you’re already a subscriber, it won’t send it to your email. Instead, when you enter your email, it will automatically redirect you to the download page ◡̈
Elv says:

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I did not receive anything, just the same link to this page and nothing but advertisements over and over again.

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  Hi! I checked my email provider and your email isn’t in there. All you need to do is click the “Click Here To Get Your Freebie” image at the end of the post and then enter your email in the form Once you’ve been confirmed as an email subscriber (by clicking the link in the first email), you simply enter your email in any of the forms and it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page.
Tammy says:

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I would love this please.

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  Since you’re a subscriber, you just need to click the “Click Here To Get Your Freebie” image at the end of the post and then enter your email in the form. After that, it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page ◡̈
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Clark the Shark Craft

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  Since you’re a subscriber, you just need to click the “Click Here To Get Your Freebie” image at the end of the post and then enter your email in the form. After that, it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page ◡̈