The Best Shark Crafts for Kids: 15 Fun Activities & Ideas

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Shark crafts for kids are super cool ways to boost creative time with fun themes.

These DIY crafts feature sharks (and some of their under the sea friends) for easy activities that kids love. Get ideas and inspiration (plus some free printables) for your shark party, Shark Week fun, educational themes, summer camp, and more.

I've gathered our 15 favorite shark crafts to share with you. I hope that your children love them as much as my boys and I have!

Supercharge Craft Time with Sharks

Crafts with shark themes are simple and fun ways to enjoy all sorts of learning activities. Kids get to work on a bunch of skills (like cutting with scissors, coloring, and painting) while making adorable artwork and keepsakes.

As my five boys were growing up, we had a blast with many wonderful craft times together. As they were learning the letters of the alphabet, I often would pick a craft or two for each letter. Whenever we got to the letter "S", shark was always one of our top picks. (The boys also really liked snails and slime!)

I spent a lot of time finding and preparing crafts. I thought it might help you if I gathered some of our favorite shark crafts and shared them with you. It's always nice when I discover recommendations from others so I really hope these ideas inspire you for shark-themed craft fun.

What supplies are needed for these shark crafts?

Want to keep your craft time stress-free and enjoyable? I highly suggest that you collect the craft supplies that you need prior to starting. This step ensures that you have all the materials that you need plus you can dive right into your shark crafts!

• white cardstock
• coloring tools (crayons, color pencils, fine-tip markers, gel pens)
• paper bags (lunch-size)
• washable paint
• glue sticks
• googly eyes
• scissors
• construction paper
• wood craft sticks
• small clay pots
• tissue paper
• foam sheets
• empty toilet paper rolls
• wood clothespins

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Creative ways to extend the learning fun with sharks

Did you know that you can take your shark craft time to the next level with some creative ideas? Here are some ways to make these crafts even more interactive and fun:

• Encourage your children to think of stories about their sharks. They can draw (or write) their thoughts and ideas to plan and prepare. Then, your kids can retell their tales using their crafts for story props.
• Include books with shark themes in your read-aloud time (or for independent reading). Talk about the stories. Have your students use their crafts to reenact.
• Some crafts can be used as part of creative play and puppet shows.
• Learn about sharks as part of your science lessons.
• Bring out your sharks to brighten math lessons. Use for counting, adding, subtracting, and more.
• Study where different sharks are found around the world for some geography fun. Learn about the oceans with our unit study!
• Use our free printable ocean creatures handprint art for more fun with sharks and their friends.
• Enjoy some outstanding color fun with our free printable ocean color by number pages.
• Need some nice calm down activities after all that craft fun? Use our free printable under the sea mindfulness activities!

The Best Shark Crafts for Kids

This collection of shark crafts for kids is perfect for young ocean enthusiasts looking to get creative. From shark puppets to shark headbands, these fun and easy-to-make crafts will provide hours of entertainment for children of all ages.

How Will You Enjoy These Creative Shark Ideas?

Don't these shark crafts for kids look absolutely incredible? I love all these frugal and easy ways to enjoy craft time with your children!

My boys and I would love to know which of these crafts you'll be trying first. And what are some of your ideas for boosting the fun with these shark activities? Let us know in the comment area at the bottom of the post!

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