Submarines are amazing machines aren’t they? Let’s learn more about them with this fun and easy submarine bookmark papercraft for kids!

One of the biggest news stories of 2023 was the Titanic – no, not the ship, but the submersible. It was called the Titan and was created to explore the wreckage of the Titanic.

While the expedition ended in disaster, it raised curiosity about vessels that traveled underwater. I mean, it is rather amazing that a man-made machine can go down to the depths of the ocean and stay there for months. Well, that’s the magic of a submarine!

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Fun Facts about Submarines

Submarines have multiple purposes, the main ones being marine research, salvage missions and military uses
The first known military submarine was in 1775, called the ‘Turtle’ and it could hold one person
Many submarines are quite large, holding over 100 people
While we may think of submarines as ‘underwater ships’, they are called ‘boats’, as per Naval tradition
The United States and Russia are the two countries with the most submarines in the world

The more you think about it, the more incredible it seems, making an underwater watercraft! They’re quite expensive to build too, with an average submarine costing anywhere from $80 million to $2 billion! However, today’s submarine is a pretty easy and economical one to make, and all you need is craft paper and craft sticks!

Superb Submarine Bookmark Papercraft for Kids

Supplies required:

Colored craft papers
Pencil
A pair of scissors
Craft glue
Cardboard tube

How to make the Submarine Bookmark Papercraft:

1. Download the submarine bookmark papercraft template. You’ll find submarine parts in the template, including the body, propeller, rudders, periscope, bow and windows.

2. Trace the parts of the submarine on craft papers of the appropriate colors and cut them out. You can choose any color you like – we’ve decided to keep things bright with a yellow, purple, green and blue!

3. Let’s start by attaching the periscope to the top rudder, as shown below.

4. A submarine has more than one rudder; in addition to the top one, we also have one at the back! Let’s stick it at the back end of the submarine body.

5. Attach the periscope-rudder combo to the top of the submarine base. Now it’s looking like a submarine bookmark papercraft!

6. We need something to propel the submarine forward – enter the propeller! Stick this to the back of the submarine, in the center of the rudder.

7. The front of the submarine is called the bow, and here we’re attaching a little glass cutout to it. Stick the white curved shape on the light blue glass cutout to make it look clean and shiny. Next, stick the little porthole circles on the larger ones, so it looks like your portholes have borders.

8. Stick the glass to the bow, or the front, of the submarine’s body.

9. All that’s left to do to complete the submarine base is to stick the portholes on the submarine’s body.

10. Finally, Attach the submarine bookmark papercraft to a popsicle stick to complete your project!

If you like, you can take out your colored markers and draw some outlines inside the submarine parts. It’s optional of course, but it does add some extra interest. Now replace your worn-out bookmark with this cute little submarine bookmark papercraft and enjoy your reading session!

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