Paper Bowl Turtle Craft for Kids

I’ve always thought it would be fun to have a pet turtle. One of my neighbors has a huge pond in her backyard and she has several pet turtles that live in it.

She often posts pictures on Facebook about what they are up to and I don’t know why, but I think it’s the coolest thing ever. We aren’t ready for a pet turtle anytime soon, so we decided to do the next best thing, make a turtle craft. This paper bowl turtle craft for kids is probably one of the simplest crafts ever to make and it’s just simply cute.

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Supplies Needed:

– small paper bowl
– brown paint
– paintbrush
– green cardstock paper
– green and gold (or tan) tissue paper
– googly eyes
– glue

Tutorial:

1. Paint your bowl

Start by painting the bottom of your paper bowl with your brown paint. Let it dry completely.

2. Cut needed shapes out of paper

When your bowl is finished drying, cut out 4 legs, a head and a tail from your green cardstock paper. Glue them onto your painted paper bowl.

3. Cover bowl with tissue paper

Cut your green and gold (or tan) tissue paper into small squares. Cover your bowl with school glue and glue the squares all over your bowl to make a turtle shell. We used gold tissue paper because we didn’t have any tan but I actually love the way it looks.