Shark Week Crafts & Party Ideas

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Love sharks? Can’t get enough of Shark Week? Check out these fun shark crafts and party ideas!

Love sharks? Can't get enough of Shark Week? Check out these fun paper crafts and party ideas!

It’s almost Shark Week! I love crafting sharks, so I thought I’d do a little round up of some fun shark crafts and party ideas, in case you’re planning on throwing a Shark Week soiree!

So Many Shark Crafts!

Chomp chomp! This is an adorable interactive clothespin shark from KIX that’s not so scary for little kids. Watch him eat his fishy lunch!

This cute rocking paper shark from hellowonderful.co is too adorable to be scary. Pick your favorite color papers to customize.

Gluesticks and Gumdrops has a great project for your littles — toilet paper roll sharks! Kids will love learning through crafting a little shark out of things you probably already have around your house.

Think of all the fun beach gear you can stuff in this DIY Shark Tote Bag? michellespartyplanit.com shows you step by step how to make it.

Make these happy little "shark mark" bookmarks! Great for celebrating Shark Week or for any time you're diving into a particularly delicious book.

One of my reader favorites are these cute shark bookmarks! Cut by hand or use your Cricut or other cutting machine.

Keep those little hands busy with this fun paper plate shark sewing craft from kidscraftroom.com.

I’ve seen a lot of cute cupcake liner crafts, but this happy shark from I Heart Crafty Things might take the (cup)cake!

Dress up the littlest shark fans in these DIY shark week shirts from briebrieblooms.com—make one for every sibling!

Kara’s Party Ideas has some really fun shark party ideas, including these shark favor bags. These would also be easy to whip up for your kid’s lunch during Shark Week!

Display your inner shark fangirl or guy with this shark week keychain. blitsy.com teaches you how to make with just a few supplies, celebrate Shark Week all year round.

I love the way the light acts like water to silhouette these fun suncatcher sharks! A great kid’s craft from Buggy and Buddy.

The kiddos will love creating and using this chompin’ shark puppet to follow along with the big guys on the screen, check out this post from thesoccermomblog.com.

This printable shark cootie catcher from Easy Peasy and Fun is just one of her many cootie catcher animals. What a fun idea!

What Shark Week celebration would be complete without cupcakes? Make sure each sweet treat is topped with a shark cupcake topper from craftinomicon.blogspot.com.

ModCloth has a hilarious and amazing shark party hat DIY. How fun would these be for a Shark Week shindig!?

Add some jawesome sharkiness to a tote, t-shirt, onesie and so much more with this jawesome Shark Week cut file from taunieverett.com.

Throwing a Shark Week party? You’ll definitely need to make some of the shark lanterns from Party Cheap.

Plan the ultimate Shark Week party! everydaypartymag.com shares all their favorite cut files, tips and inspiration for a fierce and fun shark party!

Any shark birthday party must have these fun shark party hats! A great idea from Tips from the Heart.

And if you want to make a difference with your shark paper crafting, you can make origami sharks to help support shark conservation. Get all the details at Paper Sharks!

pineapplepaperco.com wants you to fire up that Cricut and get ready to make some DIY Shark Week shirt designs. There’s something for everyone in this bundle!