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Simple Paper Turtle Craft

Some days, on those warm summer days, you need to just take it slow. Like a turtle. And some days, you need to take it a step further and make your own turtle, especially when it’s as easy as our Simple Paper Turtle Craft!

Simple Paper Turtle Craft with Free Turtle Template

I’ve always been fascinated with turtles. How slow, gentle, and deliberate they are. I mean, they just don’t seem to get very far unless they absolutely need to. It’s the whole tortoise or the hare question, and somehow the tortoise always seems to come out on top.

Simple Paper Turtle Craft with Free Turtle Template

Speaking of on top, this Simple Paper Turtle Craft is tops in our book! We love how easy it is to create, especially with our Free Turtle Template. Aside from the template, the rest of the supplies include green construction paper, paints, medium googly eyes, a black pen, clear tape, glue, and scissors.

Simple Paper Turtle Craft

Supplies needed:

  • Free Turtle Template
  • Green construction paper
  • Paint – colors of choice
  • Googly eyes
  • Black pen
  • Clear tape
  • Glue
  • Scissors

Begin by printing our Free Turtle Template.

Simple Paper Turtle Craft with Free Turtle Template

Simple Paper Turtle Craft with Free Turtle Template

Use the turtle template as a guide to cut the shape from a full sheet of green construction paper.

Simple Paper Turtle Craft with Free Turtle Template

Cut the lines in the center, making sure you don’t cut all the way through.

Simple Paper Turtle Craft with Free Turtle Template

Fold right at the circle the legs, turtle, and head up.

Simple Paper Turtle Craft with Free Turtle Template

Paint the main body however you’d like your turtle. Yellows and other shades of green are good for the normal turtle, or make him colorful. Let paint dry.

Simple Paper Turtle Craft with Free Turtle Template

Overlap one side of the cut over the side until you have a symmetrical cone shape. Do the same on both cuts.

Simple Paper Turtle Craft with Free Turtle Template

Tape the paper in place to secure.

Simple Paper Turtle Craft with Free Turtle Template

Fold over the front of the head flap. Apply googly eyes.

Simple Paper Turtle Craft with Free Turtle Template

Draw on a mouth with a black pen. Cut excess paper from feet, then draw toes on the feet pieces with the black pen, as well.

Simple Paper Turtle Craft with Free Turtle Template

For more turtle fun, be sure to check out our Paper Bowl Craft Stick Turtle as well as this Plastic Lid Yarn Weaving Turtle Craft. And find more of our fun summer crafts at Our Kid Things!

Simple Paper Turtle Craft with Free Turtle Template

3 Comments

  1. Good craft , and thank you very much for this displays , great ones which the kids can be happy with while seeing creating themselves making things like this. And as a fine and applied teacher , so happy to come across this for my pupils.Thanks!

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