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A completed Craft showing a whale shark paper craft on an ocean scene with seaweed, coral, and shell decorations surrounded by craft supplies.

Whale Shark Craft

Prep Time: 8 minutes
Active Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 23 minutes
Create a colorful underwater scene featuring a smiling whale shark and ocean decorations.
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Author: Sam
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Materials

  • Colored cardstock or construction paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Markers
  • Crayola Bold & Bright markers
  • Whale Shark Template

Instructions

  • Print the template and gather the materials for this fun activity.
  • Begin by gluing the belly piece onto the bottom portion of the shark body.
  • Look for the eyes and glue one onto each curved side of the belly.
  • Color in the mouth and glue it in between the eyes, on the belly piece.
  • Attach the front fin to back and top of the whale shark's body, just in front of the tail fin.
  • Use a blue or white Crayola Bold & Bright marker to draw small dashed lines across the shark's body and fins.
  • Glue the sand piece along the bottom of the background paper.
  • Draw small dots of sand across the sand piece.
  • Color in the seaweed, coral, and shell pieces and glue them onto the sand.
  • Glue the completed whale shark above the sand on the background.
  • Finally, draw blue wave lines around the whale shark to complete the ocean scene.