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    Home » Crafts

    Sea Shell Craft

    Modified: Jun 7, 2022 · Published: Jul 29, 2015 by Vicky · This post may contain affiliate links · 1 Comment

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    Recently, my twins celebrated their 7th birthday with a mermaid themed party. One of the most popular activities at the party was a sand art table where the kids pour colored sand into bottles. I had lots of colored sand leftover so I started thinking of how I could use it to make fun kids crafts. In the past we have painted sea shells and this Sea Shell Craft was inspired by that activity.

    Have some leftover shells from a beach trip? Try this fun sea shell craft!

    This craft is a great way to use up any shells you brought home from the beach. For more fun ideas, check out these Seashell Crafts for Kids.

     You will need:

    • Sea shells
    • Colored sand
    • White glue
    • Plastic cup
    • Water
    • Paintbrush
    • Spoons
    • Paper plate

    Sea Shell Crafts

    This sea shell craft works best with scalloped type shells. You might also enjoy this Sea Lion Craft.. The surface on them holds the glue and sand really well. We used paper plates to contain our mess. I squeezed a bit of glue into a plastic cup and added a teaspoon of water to thin it out a bit. Then the kids "painted" their shells using the glue/water mixture.

    sea shell kids activity

    Now it was time to add the colored sand. We used spoons to sprinkle it on to the shells.

    sea shell craft activity

    My kids enjoyed creating super colorful shells so we would end up with lots of sand left on our plate. After the shells were covered in sand, we picked them up and shook off the excess sand.

    kids sea shell craft

    Then we placed them on some parchment paper to dry. It took a few hours for the shells to be completely dry. In addition to being bright and colorful, this sea shell craft has a great texture because of the sand.

    sea shell decorating

    For more ideas for using glue with kids check out:

    Watercolor Painted Seashells

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    1. Morgan says

      January 14, 2018 at 10:55 am

      I love this art

      Reply
    Vicky from Mess for Less

    I'm Vicky, the founder of Mess For Less, which I started in 2011 to share easy, family-friendly recipes. With over a decade of experience as a home chef and recipe developer, I love creating meals that bring people together. I also design play and learning activities for kids, using my background as a former teacher with a Master’s degree in education. Learn more about me.

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