Paper Stingray Craft with Free Printable Template!
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Here is a super easy Paper Stingray Craft to keep little ones having fun and exploring the outside world – indoors! The supplies you’ll need are super inexpensive and kid-friendly, too. Just gather some construction paper, glue, and (of course!) our free printable template.
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Paper Stingray Craft
This activity is a wonderful opportunity to help our kids work on their fine motor skills and teach them about all about under-the-sea life.
You can use this craft to share some fun facts about this awesome and mysterious creature. Like their impressive camouflaging skills!
This cute under the sea craft is great for improving those cutting skills and learning how to follow instructions too.
TOP TIP! Print my craft templates in advance and store them in a folder so that you can grab them at a moment’s notice.
Speaking of a moment’s notice, a box of basic craft supplies is also a good thing to have on hand so you can get started on projects without worrying if you have the right stuff!
I’ve compiled a list of craft basics that I think everyone should have – you’ll find them in tips section further down this page. You don’t have to get ALL the things all at once, but building your craft stash will make life a lot easier when the kids are stuck indoors or want to make something last minute!
Materials & Tools Used in This Craft
The full list of materials, tools, and instructions are found in the printable tutorial card at the end of this post. I highly recommend reading the blog post all the way through before starting this project to ensure that you have everything required and understand the steps and timings involved.
You may have several standard craft supplies at home already, but I’ve included links to Amazon below for your convenience.
- Construction Paper in the following suggested colors: – Light Gray, Gray, and White but you can use any colors you like!
- Scissors
- Glue Stick
- Stingray Printable Template
- You will find the template download links before the tutorial card and surrounded by a purple box. Tap the purple download buttons to save the file(s) to your device.
- Printables are available in two paper sizes – A4 and US Letter (8.5″ x 11″). Download the size that is appropriate for your printer.
More Under The Sea Crafts
This stingray paper craft is just one of a collection of fun under the sea paper crafts! Here are the others for you to do after this one:
- Angelfish
- Blue Whale
- Blue Crab
- Blue Tang Fish
- Dolphin
- Jellyfish
- Lionfish
- Lobster
- Octopus
- Oyster & Starfish
- Pelican – by the sea rather than under it!
- Puffer Fish
- Scuba Boy
- Scuba Girl
- Seagull – by the sea rather than under it!
- Seahorse
- Sea Turtle
- Shark
- Sperm Whale
- Squid
- Stingray
- Submarine
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Paper Stingray Craft Tips
- Print the template onto the suggested colored construction paper and cut the pieces out. (But you could use any colors you want!)
- If construction paper won’t go through your printer, you could print onto regular paper and trace around the pieces onto the colored paper/card. You will have to add any detail with a black marker pen.
- Another option is to print onto white paper and color the pieces in with crayons, pens, paints or pencils.
- Or what about making this ray using craft foam? You will have to add any detail with a black marker pen.
- Cut all the pieces out and lay them where they should go before sticking down with glue.
- An optional extra is adding glitter: apply white school glue to the parts you want to add some sparkle, sprinkle glitter on top, shake off the excess and leave to dry.
- You could also use other embellishments like googly eyes, or sequins to bring this craft to life.
- If you want to hang up your completed stingray you could use a piece of ribbon or string to form a hanging loop and stick to the back (or you could punch a hole at the top and thread the ribbon/string through).
- Why not use a variety of blue paints to create a water background to mount the paper sting ray onto?
- If you plan on making more under the sea creatures from this series, you could even paint a large ocean background using a roll of lining paper from the DIY store!
Download Stingray Template
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How Do I Make a Paper Stingray?
Just check out the how-to card below with full materials, tools, instructions, and demonstration photos. You can print the card out too (don’t worry, the pics don’t print to save your ink!).
Paper Stingray Craft
Materials
- Construction Paper in the following suggested colors: Light Gray Gray and White
- Free Printable Template link in blog post
TOOLS
- Glue Stick
Instructions
- Download the stingray template and print it onto the suggested color construction paper. Cut the pieces out.
- Lay the pieces in the correct order before sticking them down with a glue stick.
- Leave to dry before using (mounting, using role-play, or hanging).
- Optional – paint a blue ocean background to mount the fish onto!