Hammerhead Shark Craft for Kids [Free PDF Template]
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Make summer a fun time for hands-on art projects with this hammerhead shark craft. Kids in kindergarten through 2nd grade can create a paper hammerhead shark swimming on a water background.
Your kiddos will practice cutting and gluing when they make their ocean scene. Most children can finish this shark activity in about 15–30 minutes, which makes it a great option for a fun project at home or in the classroom.
Swim on over to check out even more of our shark activities for kids who love sharks! You’ll find lots of hands-on crafts and activity pages for your little marine biologists.
Easy Summer Ocean Craft for Kids
This hammerhead shark project guides children through creating a paper shark that features the wide, recognizable head shape that makes hammerhead sharks so fascinating. An ocean background helps the finished shark stand out and gives kids room to add their own creative touches.
Teachers and parents can include this activity in summer lessons, Shark Week crafts, or ocean themed units. Simple steps make it approachable for kids, and cutting shapes and gluing pieces into position improves hand strength, coordination, and early art confidence.
Our helpful printable shark template makes the project easy to set up, and you’ll just need basic supplies such as cardstock, scissors, and glue to bring the design together. Kids can follow the instructions below to create their hammerhead shark and proudly display their underwater creation once it is complete.
Supplies
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Markers
- Hammerhead Shark Template (click the “click here to get your freebies” image at the end of the post)
Directions
Start by printing the template, then gather the materials for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this hammerhead shark to life!
Take the body piece and glue the belly piece on top, right in the center. Help your child line it up so it sits neatly under the hammerhead’s wide head.
Glue one eye on each side of the hammerhead shark’s head. Kids will love seeing the shark’s silly, wide-eyed face appear.
Look for the mouth piece and glue it to the top center of the belly piece.
Glue the fins onto the sides of the shark’s body. These little pieces help the shark look like it’s swimming through the ocean.
Create the ocean background by placing the sand piece along the bottom of the blue paper. This makes a cute underwater scene for the shark.
Glue the finished hammerhead shark onto the blue ocean background. Let your child decide if their shark is swimming straight, tilted, or diving through the water.
Glue the bubbles near the top of the ocean scene. This is a fun little detail that makes the craft feel more underwater.
Use a blue marker to draw small ocean waves around the shark. Parents can let kids add as many waves as they want to make the scene extra lively.
Finish by adding tiny dots to the sand to give it texture. Now your child has an adorable hammerhead shark craft!
This fun shark craft is a great addition to any Shark Week or ocean animal theme. It’s a great way for kids to build creativity, focus, and scissor skills while exploring marine life.
Scroll down for more related crafts and activities that make planning ocean themed lessons quick and easy.
Ocean Books for Children
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!
Sea Life Crafts Kids Will Love
Jellyfish Paper Chain Craft – Take a trip under the sea and have kids create a wiggly jellyfish! This cute jellyfish features long, loopy tentacles made out of paper chains. Your little ocean explorers will love linking each strip together and secretly build fine motor skills at the same time.
Fork Painted Puffer Fish Craft – Grab a fork for kids to paint a spiky puffer fish! This hands-on activity turns simple tools into a piece of cool textured art. Children will love bringing their puffy ocean friend to life by exploring their creativity and building fine motor skills. Use our free template, a few common supplies and our easy instructions to get started.
Torn Paper Crab Craft – This crabby masterpiece is made with torn bits of paper! Kids will make a neat mosaic design with scraps and improve coordination and fine motor skills by tearing and gluing each piece in place. Print the template, grab paper and glue, and have fun!
Whale Name Craft – Make a splash with personalized whale art kids will love! Children will create a paper whale, then add fish that spell their name. This activity builds letter recognition and spelling skills while encouraging their creativity. Use our editable template before printing or let kids write in the letters of their name for extra handwriting practice.
Hands-On Ocean Activities for Kindergarten
These shark do a dot printables will make a splash with your kids! They’ll be excited to grab their dot markers and complete these fun pages.
They’ll strengthen their fine motor skills, build letter recognition skills, and explore early math concepts like counting and graphing. These pages for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten kids include shark dot art, number dotting, and letter Ss dotting.
Grab these ocean cutting practice pages to help kids build confidence with scissors and explore cute animals that live in the sea. Children will follow wavy paths to an octopus, match numbers with sea creatures, complete ocean animal puzzles, and cut along zigzags and curves. These hands-on activities strengthen fine motor skills, boost hand eye coordination, and keep kiddos focused and engaged.
Bring some beachy fun to learning time with these crab worksheets! Kids will label a crab by cutting and gluing the parts, explore a letter maze focused on the letter C, and practice handwriting with guided tracing pages.
These engaging activities help build fine motor skills, strengthen letter recognition, and boost early writing confidence while also keeping little ones interested and excited.
Make learning feel like an ocean of fun with these preschool ocean theme printables! Kids will explore colors, practice the alphabet, and build early math skills while enjoying adorable sea creatures like crabs, dolphins, and fish.
This 30 page pack keeps little learners engaged as they strengthen fine motor skills and gain confidence. It’s a fun way to keep young minds active during summer learning time!
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Hammerhead Shark Craft
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Materials
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Markers
- Hammerhead Shark Template
Instructions
- Print the template and gather the materials for this fun activity.
- Begin by gluing the belly piece onto the center of the body piece.
- Glue the eye pieces to each side of the shark’s head.
- Color in the mouth piece and then glue it to the top center of the belly.
- Glue the fin pieces to the back and sides of the shark's body.
- Place the sand piece along the bottom of your background paper and glue it in place.
- Glue the completed shark onto the background above the sand.
- Glue the bubble pieces around the shark.
- Use a marker to draw a few waves around the shark to create an underwater scene.
- Add small dots or details to the sand to finish your ocean habitat.
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Free Hammerhead Shark Template
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