3D Valentine Paper Whale

Need to do one thing particular and cute for V-Day? Let’s make a cute 3D Valentine’s Day paper whale out of cardboard with our step-by-step tutorial.

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We love making every little thing associated to Valentine’s Day themed tasks (see Valentine’s Day Coronary heart Fingerprint Wooden Craft or Handprint Coronary heart Craft) and do some extra crafting.

The very first thing we will present you is that this cute little Valentine whale. We hope you’ll be a part of our manufacturing and we hope you’ll love this pink whale as a lot as we do.

He has a pink coronary heart on prime of his head and might get dizzy and which means plenty of enjoyable enjoying with him.

How To Make 3D Valentine Paper Whale Craft

What do you want:

• darkish pink cardstock
• mild pink cardstock
• white cardstock
• hoop stapler
• ruler with circle shapes
• black lining
• break up pin
• circle object
• scissors
• gum

Let’s begin!

Step by Step Coaching

Base

Hint the circle object on the sunshine pink cardstock.

Minimize out the circle object utilizing scissors.

Whale

Draw a circle (the scale of this circle ought to then be the identical because the perforated circle).

Draw two fins and a tail.

Minimize out this whale form utilizing scissors.

Glue the whale form within the middle of the sunshine pink circle.

Punch one darkish pink circle.

Connect this circle to the physique form utilizing a pin.

Separate the pin from the again of the sunshine pink circle in order that the rings keep in place.

3D Physique

Minimize out 4 darkish pink traces.

Fold the ends.

Glue the primary darkish pink strip to the darkish pink circle.

Add the second darkish pink stripe. The strips ought to kind an X form.

Glue them on so they do not transfer.

Add the remaining two strips. This 3D form is the physique of the whale.

Comb

Minimize one small mild pink strip.

Fold it as you may see on this image – we name it the door form.

Glue the door form to the highest of the whale’s physique.

Minimize a wider strip of sunshine pink after which create a scallop form utilizing scissors.

Glue this comb form to the door form as seen within the image.

Wrap the scallop across the door form and seal the tip with glue.

Minimize one other strip of sunshine pink cardboard.

Fold one finish of this strip.

Place this strip on prime of the whale’s physique.

Draw, reduce and glue a small darkish pink coronary heart on this final strip.

Mouth and Eyes

Take the black liner and draw a small round mouth.

Draw two small spherical eyes on white cardstock.

Minimize out the eyes and stick them on the whale’s head.

This octopus is so cute!

Your 3D Valentine’s Day paper whale craft is full!

Comfortable V Day!

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