Shark Paper Toy

Summer is the perfect time to get creative and make some ocean animals, so this time we’re going to show you how to make your own Shark Paper Toy.

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You know we love shark crafts and we have so many fun projects to share (check out our printable Shark Puppet and make a neat Shark Corner Bookmark).

Today we share with you these amazing shark surprise gift boxes.

We bet you’ve never made themed gift boxes for a school birthday!

And guess what? We still love making them for shark themed birthdays, putting some food inside and giving them to friends – they get really happy and excited when they receive the boxes.

So if you find this project interesting enough, join us now and build it.

How to make a paper shark toy

What you need:

• blue cardboard
• red cardboard
• white cardboard
• glue
• drag
• ruler
• black outline

Let’s start!

Step by step instructions

Body

Draw a 4 x 4 cm square on blue cardboard.

Draw three squares of the same size vertically.

Now draw two squares on each side of the second vertical square.

Now draw the seven 1 x 4 cm rectangles you see in the picture (we have marked them with dashes for guidance).

Use scissors to cut out the entire shape.

Fold in half at the black line so you can put the box back together.

Apply a little glue to the back of the rectangles on the sides (the ones parallel to each other).

Assemble the box.

The box will look like this when closed.

The box will look like this when opened.

The mouth

Draw a red square measuring 4 x 4 cm.

Cut it out.

Glue the square to the front of the box. Note that the back of the box is the open side.

Tooth

Draw some shark teeth.

Draw two jaw lines 4cm long and 0.5cm high, then draw five teeth on each jaw.

Remove teeth.

Glue the teeth to the red square, parallel to each other.

Eyes

Draw two shark eyes.

Make sure to leave a small section below the eye so you can create a crease. Cut out the eye.

Fold the bottom part of the eye over, apply a little glue and glue the eye to the top of the head, near the center of the square.

Fins and tail

On the blue cardboard, draw two side fins, two back fins, and two tails. Leave small sections at the bottom of them so you can make folds.

Use scissors to cut them out.

Leaving the side fins on one side, split them in half; glue the back fins together and glue the tails together.

Then fold the bottom over and apply some glue.

Glue the tail to the shark’s back.

Glue the back fin just behind the eye on top of the head.

Apply some glue to the side fins and stick them to the sides of the shark.

Finished!

Hope you enjoy these surprise gift boxes.

We also have crab and crocodile themed products and of course, you can always come up with your own designs.

Enjoy your paper box shark craft.

Happy crafting!

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