Kids can have a great time exploring the ocean and meeting its fascinating inhabitants with our 3D Ocean Animal Crafts. And they don’t even have to get their feet wet!
With our free printable 3D ocean animals you can dive into a super fun craft session and make a cute and colorful ocean scene right in your own home.
Splish Splash! Free printable 3D Ocean Animal Crafts!
With our free printable templates, you can download, fold, and bring to life six friendly and colorful creatures from under the sea!
Get ready to say hello to your new marine friends! We’ve got a smiley octopus, a colorful fish, a cheeky crab craft, a giant whale, a pretty seahorse craft and wonderfully wise sea turtles! All the sea crafts you need to create a wonderful underwater world full of adventure and fun!
Colorful Sea Creature Fun!
The best part is our free printable craft templates come in full vibrant color so there’s no need for you to worry about paints or crayons at all!
You only need these simple supplies; cardstock, scissors and glue! You can just download, cut, paste, and presto! You’ve got a cute ocean craft ready to swim into action!
Kids of all ages can enjoy making and playing with these easy sea animal crafts. Younger kids can have fun helping a grown up cut, paste and build the models and older kids can have a go at constructing them themselves in a few easy steps.
Summer Learning and Imagination!
These free printables are the perfect ocean craft for lots of summer fun and learning!
Creating these sea creature crafts is a great way for kids to practice their fine motor skills. As they cut, fold, and paste the sea animals, they’ll have lots of opportunity to build their dexterity and hand-eye coordination.
These fun crafts are an easy way to encourage kids to care and learn about all sorts of marine life. It’s a fun way to start taking a closer look at everything under the sea, from the ocean floor to beautiful coral reefs, from the tiny sea urchin to the enormous killer whales.
You can have so much fun teaming these ocean models up with your favorite under the sea story book or rhyme. They’re also the perfect addition to an ocean study unit, trip to the aquarium or some ocean life research at the local library.
These easy projects are also the perfect way to encourage imaginative play and storytelling. Kids can use their favorite ocean crafts to let their imaginations swim wild! They can have loads of fun creating their own sea adventures about underwater worlds.
How To Make 3D Ocean Animals
Craft Supplies:
- Free Printable Ocean Animal Craft Templates (Get yours at the bottom of this post.)
- White Card Stock
- Scissors
- Glue
1 – Print the free ocean animal templates onto card stock or craft paper. Get yours at the bottom of this post. (Something with a bit of thickness will make the models stronger so kids can use them as a fun toy.)
2 – Cut out the different shapes.
3 – Fold along the lines.
4 – Apply glue to the tabs to stick the 3D shape together.
Download Your Free 3D Ocean Animal Templates
Now, let’s set sail on a crafting journey through the deep blue sea. Your amazing ocean animal crafts are just a download away!
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This is such a fun activity to add a splash to your day! Which cute craft will you make first?
More fun ocean themed crafts and activities for younger children:
- Windsock Jellyfish Craft (Free template)
- Little Mermaids with tail fins that really move!
- Gorgeous Rainbow Fish that you can decorate with bright colors.
- Easy Fish Craft made from foil!
- The Cutest Crab Hats to wear all summer.
- Go on a Beach Scavenger Hunt to play tic-tac-toe!
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