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Sea Turtle Life Cycle Flextangles

by Nikkala · on July 4, 2018 · 10 Comments ·

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Sea Turtle Life Cycle Flextangles are a fun way to learn about life cycles! As you rotate the flextangle you can watch a sea turtle go from eggs, to a hatchling, to a juvenile turtle and then to adulthood.

Sea Turtle Life Cycle Flextangle Craft Printable | A fun and educational printable kids craft. #lifecycle #science #printable #kidcraft

Flextangles are really cool! You fold paper to create a shape that rotates without ripping. We’ve found that cardstock is the best paper choice, as everything else is too flexible and has a hard time holding it’s shape.

Sea Turtle Life Cycle Printable

To create your own Sea Turtle Life Cycle Flextangle you’ll need to download the file (below), print onto cardstock and cut out the shape.

Sea Turtle Life Cycle Printable Flextangle

We used a straight edge and a bone folder to score the lines. It is possible to do with a bone folder though. We will be folding every solid and straight line.

Sea Turtle Life Cycle Printable Flextangle

Fold the straight lines out, so they are back to back side of the paper when folded. Fold all in one direction and then fold all in the other direction.

Once the solid lines are folded we will fold the dotted lines. The dotted lines get folded in, or picture side to picture side of the paper.

Sea Turtle Life Cycle Printable Flextangle

After all the lines have been folded, roll into a tube shape. Spend a little time getting the shapes just right before glueing.

Sea Turtle Life Cycle Printable Flextangle

Add glue and connect the sides. If waiting for glue to dry isn’t going to work for you, you can also use tape to secure the ends.

Sea Turtle Life Cycle Printable Flextangle

Hold until the glue has dried

Sea Turtle Life Cycle Printable Flextangle

The last step is to add glue to the end tabs and connect the flextangle into a circle. That’s it! Now what your sea turtle eggs hatch and grow up as you rotate the flextangle!

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Sea Turtle Life Cycle Flextangle Craft Printable | A fun and educational printable kids craft. #lifecycle #science #printable #kidcraft

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Comments

  1. ruthann says

    July 5, 2018 at 3:08 pm

    I’m having trouble downloading

    Reply
    • Nikkala says

      July 5, 2018 at 4:30 pm

      Oops, thanks for letting me know! It should be working now.

      Reply
  2. MunSeongRyeong says

    February 3, 2020 at 7:14 pm

    That great!
    I want design!
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    Thanks

    Reply
  3. lisa m says

    February 28, 2020 at 5:55 am

    thanks for this great idea. We are doing a save the turtle drive at a school environmental fair and this will be a great free craft for the kids to do. <3

    Reply
  4. Sadie Steffenhagen says

    July 28, 2020 at 10:47 am

    What a cool teaching tool. Thanks

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  5. Leisa says

    April 19, 2021 at 1:16 am

    My homeschooled kids loved this craft today, thanks!

    Reply
    • Becky says

      April 23, 2021 at 5:01 pm

      We are so happy to hear that. Thanks for leaving a comment and letting us know!

      Reply
  6. Karla says

    February 25, 2023 at 4:05 pm

    A mi hijo y a mi nos gustó poder crear esta manualidad tan linda ,gracias

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  7. Jo Fraser says

    April 19, 2023 at 5:27 pm

    Hi Nikkala
    I love this but as a teacher the first thing I saw was the spelling mistake – 3rd last line ‘cannont’. I love the art work & the folding idea. Are there any othe ones that fold like this?
    Jo

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