Sea Shell Crafts For Kids
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Try some of these great kids crafts with those sea shells you have collected from your summer trips to the beach.
Enjoy these
sea shell kids crafts. Do your kids have shells from your beach trips?
Here are a few ideas that will keep the kids busy for a while and create a use for those shells.
You will need to clean the shells before the kids can do any craft.
We wash the shells first under cold running water.
Use a stiff brush to get rid of anything stuck to shells
In a plastic bucket use equal parts of bleach to water.
Wear gloves to add shells as bleach can burn.
leave shells for a while, maybe an hour then take out and brush again.
When shells are clean rinse in cold clear water.
Leave to dry then let kids get creative with these sea shell crafts for kids.
Shell Pot
You will need: terracotta pot, strong craft glue, glue stick or brush shells, varnish
- Get kid to choose some shells
- Kids can put glue around top of pot,
- Put shells in glue
- leave pot to dry
- Varnish the shells
Sea shell Collage
You will need:Shells, feathers, small stones, small pieces of driftwood, craft glue, glue brush, colored card
- Get a selection of above items together.
- Give each kid a piece of colored card
- Get them to place collage items onto card in a design
- When kids are happy with design they can use glue to fix items onto card
Sea shell Mirror
Sea shell crafts for kids
You will need:Shells, strong craft glue, framed mirror, glue brush, varnish
Sea Shell Paper Plate Design
You will need:Shells, strong craft glue, blue paint, brushes, paper plate
Paint paper plate with blue paint and allow to dry
- kids should place shells in a design on plate
kids can then glue shells on in design
- Gently wipe off excess glue from shells
Leave to dry
- Kids can vanish shells and then leave to dry again.
Make a small hole in edge of plate
Attach wool or other thread through hole and hang your design
Shells can be used to decorate all sorts of boxes, baskets, toilet roll holders, tissue box holders etc.
It is easy to use contact cement to attach shells to household objects
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