- 1). Cut the bottom and top off the box with the scissors.
- 2). Reinforce all box corners and bent edges with the masking tape.
- 3). Poke holes in the centers of the two long sides of the box, and the center of the top of the box with the pencil.
- 4). Cut two round circles from the leftover cardboard box top to measure 2 1/2 inches in diameter, using the compass and scissors.
- 5). Cut a 1-inch by 1 1/2-inch rectangle from the leftover cardboard for a handle.
- 6). Poke a hole in the center of one circle with the pencil.
- 7). Poke a hole, 1/2-inch from the edge, in the other circle.
- 8). Poke two holes 1/4-inch from each short edge of the rectangle.
- 9). Cut a straw to measure 8 inches long. Thread the straw through one side box hole, the circle with the off-center hole, the other side box hole and one hole in the handle.
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Cut a 2-inch section of straw and insert it in the second hole in the handle. - 11
Thread another 8-inch straw through the box top hole. Attach the other cardboard circle to the bottom of the straw, which will rest on top of the cardboard circle inside the box. - 12
Draw a shark on the poster board and cut it out. Glue it to the part of the straw that is sticking out from the top of the box. - 13
Cut a square of poster board to fit over the front of the box. Draw waves on the poster board and glue it to the box. - 14
Turn the handle to make the shark jump over the waves.
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