Over the years, the seasons have changed. It used to be that kids could be outside playing in the sun, at the playground, and in the pool all summer long. Ticking off the Summer bucket list one activity at a time.
However, now it seems the weather is still cool and wet when school lets out, so we have to find more things to do indoor. One way we have curved the summer boredom is to make fun paper crafts like this fun Snorkel Diver kids Summer Printable.
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💖 Why You'll Love This Craft
- Under-the-Sea Imagination: Kids can dive into ocean adventures while coloring and crafting their own snorkel diver.
- Perfect for Summer Fun: A great rainy day or backyard activity that still feels like a day at the beach.
- Pairs with Ocean Learning: Awesome for tying into ocean unit studies or talking about sea life and beach safety.
🎨 Supplies Needed
- Paper
- Glue
- Scissors
- Watercolor Paper
- Watercolor Paint
- Paint Brush
- Salt
🖌️ How To Make This Snorkel Diver Craft Printable
- Step 1: Download and print out the snorkeling kid template (found at the bottom of this page). Cut out the template pieces and set aside.
- Step 2: Glue the pieces if your snorkle character together using a glue stick or white school glue.
- Step 3: Cut small bits of white paper and add to the edges to create “shine” and give your character more life. See the pieces on the fins?
- Step 4: The snorkel template includes both a female and male character and this is a great way to introduce children to summer swimming and spending time in the ocean.
Your snorkel diver is done unless you would like to create a watercolor background. You could also glue this snorkel diver to construction paper or make a classroom or home display, depending on the location you make this craft.
🖌️ How To Make A Watercolor Background
- Step 1: Prepare a surface with newspaper or a vinyl tablecloth for easy cleanup. Set up watercolor paints in shades of blue that you’d like to use. Mix in some green and yellow for even more color.
- Step 2: Coat your paper in water until it’s damp but not soaked. Use a paintbrush for this step. Add watercolor paint and cover the paper. Mix in some various shades of blue until you’re happy with how it looks.
- Step 3: Sprinkle a few pinches of salt across the wet paint. It’s important that you do this while the paint is wet, otherwise, it will not work. The salt will create the paint to separate and cause an explosive looking effect. Allow the paper to dry completely. This will take a while since it was so wet. Once dry, glue the bubbles and snorkel diver onto the paper.
Your fun paper craft is now complete.
If you have older kids that may not be into these kinds of crafts, you can always have them work with the younger kids to do the crafts. Give them the responsibility of teaching and instructing.
💡 Pro Tip: Hold the final sheet at arm’s length and rotate it slightly—this helps kids see spacing, symmetry, and overall layout more clearly before completion.
🧑🎨 Expert Tips
- Part Grouping: Keep similar features like eyes and snorkel close together to avoid clutter and guide attention clearly to the diver’s face.
- Upper Stacking: Build facial details upward from the eyes, ensuring goggles and snorkel gear stay visible and don’t overlap key facial areas.
- Piece Clustering: Place small details like fins or bubbles in close proximity so the design reads easily and doesn’t appear randomly spread out.
- Visual Framing: Maintain clear spacing around the diver by leaving a margin—this keeps the scene from becoming overcrowded or visually confusing.
- Order Planning: Arrange all paper parts before gluing them down so kids can test positions, make adjustments, and improve layout flow naturally.
- Balance Layout: Add bulkier elements lower in the design to stabilize the look and keep the top half from appearing too heavy or uneven.
💭 FAQs
Each section shifts attention without overloading. Kids complete quick tasks that train their brain to reset without full disengagement.
Jumping between different instructions strengthens focus control. They learn to stop one idea and quickly adjust to a new task.
Small sections keep them alert while working. It prevents wandering attention during extended activities or longer learning sessions.
Yes, brief worksheet changes reinforce re-engagement. It helps children refocus more quickly after completing or pausing each section.
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Download Your Printable
Download your free Printable Snorkel Template here!
Snorkel Diver Kids Summer Printable
Equipment
- Scissors
Materials
- Paper
- Glue
- Watercolor Paper
- Watercolor Paint
- Paint Brush
- Salt
Instructions
- Download and print out the snorkeling kid template (found at the bottom of this page). Cut out and set aside.
- Glue the pieces together using a glue stick or white school glue.
- Cut small bits of white paper and add to the edges to create “shine” and give it more life. See the pieces on the fins?
- Your snorkel diver is done unless you would like to create a watercolor background. You could also glue this snorkel diver to construction paper.
- INSTRUCTIONS FOR WATERCOLOR BACKGROUND:Prepare a surface with newspaper or a vinyl tablecloth for easy cleanup.
- Set up watercolor paints in shades of blue that you’d like to use. Mix in some green and yellow for even more color.
- Coat your paper in water until it’s damp but not soaked. Use a paintbrush for this step.
- Add watercolor paint and cover the paper. Mix in some various shades of blue until you’re happy with how it looks.
- Sprinkle a few pinches of salt across the wet paint. It’s important that you do this while the paint is wet, otherwise, it will not work. The salt will create the paint to separate and cause an explosive looking effect.
- Allow the paper to dry completely. This will take a while since it was so wet.
- Once dry, glue the bubbles and snorkel diver onto the paper.
- Your fun paper craft is now complete.
Other Crafts to Do This Summer
Crafts are an easy way to entertain the kids while keeping them off the electronics. I don't know about you, but if I hear one more thing about Fortnite, I might scream. Although some electronic time is fine, kids shouldn't be on it all the time. In addition to this craft, here are some other craft ideas you can do instead of listening to your kid's play games on their electronics:
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For some reason, I cannot find the download for the swimmers
Hi the download is at the bottom of the page but here is a link https://www.theinspirationedit.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Snorkel-Kid-Craftivity.pdf
hi...can you reload so this can be downloaded? Thank you!
Hi there,
The printable download is just above the craft card. There was a small glitch but if you click on the link it will take you to the free flower template.
The link isn’t working. Is it still available
The link for the template at the bottom of the post is working for me. Please recheck and if there's still an issue I can email to you.
Bon dia, no puc descarregar la plantilla. Com ho puc fer? Gràcies
Enjoy!
Bonsoir
Pourrais je avoir le pdf de cette activité ? Merci beaucoup
The link has been fixed and it's available to download.
Can you please email the free printable. It wont download for me. Thanks! My email is andrea.hubbard@gppsd.ab.ca
Dobrý den mohla bych poprosit do emailu o šablonu potápěče šnorchlovací potřeby , Nejde mi to otevřít ani stáhnout. Moc děkuji JonášováZuzana
I hope to make this with my ESY kiddos, the link is not working. Is there another way to get a copy of the template?
thanks the link was fixed. There was an issue but the summer printable is now available again.