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Whale Name Craft For Kids

Prep Time: 8 minutes
Active Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 23 minutes
This whale name craft has kids create a paper whale with a personalized touch. To personalize the craft, they'll add fish, each featuring a unique letter of their names.
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Author: Sam
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Materials

  • Colored cardstock or construction paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Markers
  • Whale template

Instructions

  • Download the whale template, edit the template to add your child's name, print it, and cut out the pieces you need.
  • Start by gluing the belly to the bottom of the whale's body.
    hands gluing parts to whale
  • Glue the eye just below the eyebrow.
  • Next, glue the fin to the middle of the whale's body, just above the belly.
    hands gluing fin to whale
  • Position the whale in the middle of the background piece of paper and glue it in place.
  • Arrange the fish letters below the whale to spell out the child's name. Glue them in place.
    hands gluing letters to backdrop
  • Finish up by drawing wave lines all along the background piece of paper.