Origami Shark Bookmark Craft

Making this Origami Shark 🦈 Bookmark is a great opportunity to teach kids about sharks and other marine life! Did you know a shark’s skin is made out of the same material as teeth?! Their scales are called dermal denticles and feel very rough and sandpapery. Their special skin helps to protect them and make them very hydrodynamic!⁣ ⁣ Supplies:⁣ Origami Paper (6in x 6in)⁣ White Cardstock⁣ Scissors⁣ Craft Glue⁣ Googly Eyes⁣ ⁣ Instructions:⁣ 🦈Choose the color of the shark you want to make. We used a light blue.⁣ ⁣ 🦈Turn your square origami paper diagonally and fold over so each corner is touching each other. Forming a large triangle. ⁣ ⁣ 🦈Take the two pointed sizes and fold them up to form another smaller triangle.⁣ ⁣ 🦈Open up the two sides you just folded and take the top piece of paper and fold it down until it touches the point at the bottom. ⁣ ⁣ 🦈Take the two sides and fold them into the pocket you created in step 4.⁣ ⁣ 🦈Turn the entire paper upside down and you will have your basic shape finished.⁣ ⁣ 🦈It’s time to decorate! First, start by cutting out teeth using your scissors and white cardstock. Then cut out a triangle for the mouth using another sheet of origami paper. ⁣ ⁣ 🦈Glue the teeth onto the inside of your face. This is also the time to glue on your googly eyes and mouth piece.⁣ ⁣ 🦈All that is left to do is cut out a few triangles for the fins. Glue these on and you are done with your Origami Shark Bookmark!⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #kidsactivitiesblog #kidsactivities #sharkcraft #kidscraft #marinelife #craft #crafty #oceancraft #sharks #quarantine #homeschool ⁣