Let’s make a paper plate shark craft for kids of all ages. Grab a few supplies like paper plates, paint, scissors and googly eyes! This simple paper shark craft is sure to get everyone smiling and works great to make at home or in the classroom.
Easy Shark Paper Plate Craft
This shark paper plate craft is perfect as a Shark Week craft. Kids can customize the shark however they’d like, adding fun decorations to make their own unique creation.
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I love this easy way to make a paper shark. Sometimes you just need a very simple craft idea. This paper plate shark craft is just that. Easy is better and this shark craft for kids turns out really adorable.
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Supplies Needed for this Easy Paper Shark Craft
Directions to Make a Shark from a Paper Plate
Step 1
Paint two of the plates using the grey paint — one paper plate will be the body of the shark, and the other paper plate will be used to create its fins.
Tip: My son wanted his shark to have more of a marbled look, so he combined the light grey and dark grey paint. I painted the top of my shark with dark grey and added a light grey belly.
Step 2
Once the paint is dry, cut a small triangle into the body of the shark to create its mouth.
Step 3
Cut the shape of the tail fin and the top and bottom fins from the other plate.
If needed, you can use part of the third plate if necessary, you’ll just have to paint it, too.
Step 4
Cut two sets of teeth from the remaining plate. These will stay white.
Step 5
Glue the fins into place and add the googly eyes — now you have a shark!
Finished Paper Plate Shark Craft
We just love how these turned out!
Active Time
10 minutes
Total Time
10 minutes
Difficulty
easy
Estimated Cost
$0
Materials
- 3 white paper plates
- gray paint
- googly eyes
Tools
- glue
- scissors
- (optional) permanent marker
Instructions
- Paint two paper plates gray – one will be the body of the shark and the other will be used to cut out the fins.
- Once the paint is dry, cut out the mouth area from the shark body paper plate.
- From the other paper plate, cut out fins and a tail.
- Use the third paper plate that is still white to cut out the teeth.
- Glue it all together
- Add googly eyes and (optional) shark eyebrows with a sharpie.
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How did your easy paper plate shark craft turn out?
