Shark Craft Stick Project

Step 1: Gather Your Supplies

Gather all your supplies—popsicle sticks, blue paint, paper, glue, scissors, and your trusty black marker—because we’re about to make the fiercest fish in the sea.

Step 2: Paint the Sticks Blue

Paint all the popsicle sticks blue and let them dry completely. This is your shark’s sleek body.

Step 3: Build the Shark Body

Cut one of those sticks in half. Don’t worry, it won’t hurt — sharks are tough.

Glue the two full-length sticks in a neat horizontal row for the body. Think of it like making the shark’s surfboard-shaped frame.

Take those two half sticks and place them on top of the body — one becomes the snout (front and center), the other stands tall right above it to give the head a squared-off look. Glue them in place.

Step 4: Cut the Tail and Fins

From the blue paper, cut out a pointy tail, a tall dorsal fin for the top, and a side fin (pectoral) for the bottom. Basically, all the bits that make your shark zoom through the water.

Step 5: Cut the Eye and Teeth, Then Add the Fins

From the white paper, cut a small circle for the eye and a jagged zigzag strip for the teeth.

Glue the tail to the back, the dorsal fin on top, and the pectoral fin underneath.

Step 6: Add the Eye and Teeth

Glue the white eye and zigzag teeth onto the head.

Step 7: Draw the Pupil

Draw in the black pupil for an instant “ready to chomp” look.