Ready for an under the sea craft adventure? Today, we’re diving deep with a super fun and easy paper submarine craft that you can color, cut, and play with.

The submarine has windows with passengers in them, and there are tropical fish for the scenery. This craft has two pieces – a front and a back, so if you turn the submarine around you’ll see the passengers from behind, plus more fish waiting to be spotted. To make this paper craft ready for playtime, we’ll add a popsicle stick as a handle.

This craft is perfect for summer and is a breeze to set up and assemble, thanks to a free printable template and step-by-step instructions.

How to Make Your Paper Submarine Craft

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materials*:

• White cardstock for printers
• Transparency film (Acetate Sheets)
• Glue (I use glue stick)
• Scissors
• Adhesive foam tape
• Popsicle stick
• Coloring tools
• Submarine Template (enter your email in the form at the end of this post to get the download link)

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Steps:

1. Print out the printable template.

2. Color all the parts. The submarine and the passengers have front and back sides, so match the colors of both sides. 

3. Cut out all parts, including the inner sections of the windows (marked with grey dotted pattern).

4. Glue the front parts of the passengers inside the circles on one side of the submarine. Then, glue the back parts to the other side, matching their positions so it looks correct when you flip the submarine.

Tip: to get it right, ensure the passenger sitting at the rear is the same on both sides.

 

5. Glue the popsicle stick behind one submarine part.

6. Spread glue on the back of one submarine part and attach the other part to it. Make sure the colored sides are facing outwards, then align the edges and press to secure.

7. Make the window glasses: Trace the window frames onto transparency film.

8. Cut the transparency film slightly smaller than the trace mark, so that the window glass fits nicely within the window frame.

Spread glue on the back of each window frame, then attach the transparency sheet to it. 

9. Stick small pieces of foam tape behind the window frames and stick the windows over the passengers. This gives a fun 3D effect.

10. Stick small pieces of foam tape behind each fish and place them around the submarine. Now your underwater scene is complete!

Check it out from the front and the back:

The free printable template for this craft is waiting for you in the form at the end of this post ⏬

More Under the Sea Craft Ideas

If you loved making this paper submarine craft, you might enjoy the other under the sea craft ideas on my website. Check these out:

🖍️Under the Sea Coloring Pages

These two Under the Sea Coloring Pages are full of underwater wonders: exotic sea creatures, coral reefs, seashells and adventurous divers:

✂️DIY Paper Plate Submarine Window

This Paper Plate Submarine Window is both an engaging craft and a beautiful handmade decoration. Cut out the fish and corals from the free printable template and follow the instructions to create a three-dimensional scene:

🧜‍♀️Mermaid World Paper Craft (Etsy):

A special craft from my Etsy shop – Make a Mermaid World from Paper!

This printable craft includes everything you need for a complete mermaid world: an underwater castle, a treasure chest that opens, a seashell with a hidden mermaid, corals with sea creatures, and, of course, mermaids and a merman to inhabit the kingdom.

The set comes with a printable template containing all the parts, along with a simple step-by-step guide with pictures. There’s so much to create and discover, making it a perfect activity for kids to enjoy alone or with friends.

I hope you have a great time creating, coloring and playing with these sea-themed ideas. Don’t forget to grab your free printable submarine template through the form below:

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