With the warmer weather and kids out of school for summer break, parents everywhere are searching for printable turtle crafts to keep the kids occupied. This fun printable paper craft doesn’t need a paper plate to complete, but it does require a good imagination and some creativity!
This is an excellent way to help your kids learn more about turtles or perhaps get them prepared for a trip to an aquarium. As you plan your summer break activities, I know this printable sea turtle craft will be a great addition to your summer craft days!
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Cut and Paste Sea Turtle Craft for Kids with Free Template
Fun Ways to Use This Sea Turtle Craft
1. Get Ready for the Beach
I know the beach is my favorite spot to visit during the summer months, and I’m sure your family loves beach days too! This printable turtle craft can be used to get your kids excited about your upcoming beach day.
Using colorful crayons or paints, your kids can design their own paper plate turtle crafts in anticipation of their upcoming beach day.
2. Learn About Turtles
Not only does my turtle crafts work for a summer break activity, but it’s an excellent resource to use as part of your sea life homeschool curriculum.
You can use this printable to help your kids stay occupied as you try to educate them about sea turtles and our environment. Consider using books to read aloud as your kids complete their paper plate craft.
3. Family Bonding
It’s important to use crafts for kids to strengthen the family bond. This easy printable turtle crafts will give you something to do together. You can create a family of sea turtles using this easy craft for kids and place it on the fridge or entertainment room in the home for summer décor.
As you complete this craft with your kids, you’ll notice that your parent and child bond starts to strengthen.
4. Recommended Sea Turtles Children Books
Below are a few of our favorite children books about sea turtles that you can incorporate into part of this art project with kids:
Sea Turtle Craft Supplies Needed:
- Colored Cardstock or Construction Paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Colored Pencils, Markers or Crayons
- Printable Sea Turtle Template (FOUND AT THE BOTTOM)
Use this printable turtle craft to keep your preschool kids busy during the long months of summer. Whether it’s a rainy day or you’re simply searching for crafts for kids, I’m confident this easy printable turtle craft project will be enjoyed for hours.
Keep scrolling to get your very own sea turtle craft today and start exploring the ocean with your little ones and their paper whale buddies!
Sea Turtle Craft Instructions:
After you’ve printed your sea turtle template on your favorite color cardstock paper or use the colors as instructed on the template, go ahead and cut out the body parts.
Another fun way to enjoy this ocean animal craft friend is to print the turtle template on white paper and color him first. Then cut and glue him together.
Next, simply glue all the pieces together. This ocean craft is so easy and perfect for kids of any age. My toddler and 6-year-old alike loved making him.
Keep scrolling to get your very own sea turtle craft today and start exploring the ocean with your little ones and their paper whale buddies!
Free Printable Sea Turtle Template:
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Kaitlen D.
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Love the sea creatures!
It says to keep scrolling for the sea turtle craft template, but the link seems to be missing…I can’t spot it anywhere. I was following a link to get to this page from an email I subscribe to from your site.
Hi Wendy! There’s a form to fill out on each page to forward the templates straight to your inbox. I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.