Don’t be SCARED! Today’s Paper Plate Shark Car kid craft tutorial is SUPER SIMPLE and is sure to be loved by the littles in your home that absolutely love cars and trucks, as much as my son does!

Keep scrolling for the FULL #sharkweek themed how-to tutorial. It’s original to us and you won’t find anything else like it on the web right now!

Do you have a little one in your home who is dreaming of a “car” themed craft to do this summer season?

Maybe you are looking for something crafty to do during Shark Week?

I’ve even thought of this idea of mine being perfect for a Monster Jam themed craft day. Seriously – my wheels are spinning on this one!

As usual with our popular car themed projects for kids on our site, today’s Paper Shark Mobile tutorial is inspired by my young son and his love of anything & everything transportation related.

I can’t complain too much of his obsession because I love the challenge of in-cooperating the theme into my crafty ideas. Hopefully you can appreciate that crafty gesture too and will find this DIY paper craft idea extra useful. It’s perfect for boys and girls alike to make all year long. PLUS it’s perfect for a LARGE setting to recreate together as well!

So my friends…. let’s keep calm, reeve up our crafty engines and take a BITE out of this original idea. Find all the details below to make your own fin-tastic car piece! Then show it off with our special branded #gluedtomycrafts hashtag on your social media sites! Happy crafting, my friends!!!

Paper Plate Shark Car Supplies:

• Large Paper Plate {one plate makes TWO shark cars at once}
• Kid Friendly Paper Craft Scissors
• Silver or Gray Craft Paint
• Paint Brush
• Gray, White and Black Colored Cardstock
• Large Scallop Paper Punch
• School Glue and/or Stapler
• optional – markers, glitter, rhinestones etc.

Directions:

• First things first – cut your LARGE paper plate in half. Straight up the center! You only need ONE paper plate half per shark automobile {but this is the perfect excuse to make TWO cars today!}
• Now go ahead and cut out a small section from your paper plate half, to make the mouth of the shark. See our picture for an example. You can discard the small piece you cut off.
• Next up – paint the paper plate piece completely silver or gray.
• Set aside your painted piece to let it dry completely.
• Now it’s time for making the paper embellishments! Grab all your cardstock paper, paper punch and scissors.
• Start off by cutting out the fins for the shark from the gray cardstock.
• Next up, cut out two large circular wheels, triangle teeth, a small rectangle window and anything else you can think of to add to your piece.
• Once the paper plate is dry and you have everything cut out from the paper, it’s time to start assembling your paper shark car.
• Glue/staple the cardstock embellishments in place on the paper plate. The paper teeth will go in the opening you made earlier when you cut off the small piece of paper plate.
• Finally – if desired, add anything else you like for that custom look {maybe even draw a person sitting in the front seat of the car} before displaying proudly for all to see.
• Now admire your awesome Shark Car piece and repeat the entire tutorial for the second paper plate piece. I challenge you to make it even better the second time!

Make your summer extra memorable with tons of crafty inspiration from us! We want YOU to check out our popular Paper Plate Shark {Kid Craft}, Popsicle Stick Smores and Shredded Paper Unicorn Hair – Kid Craft posts!

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