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Seashell Painting - Fun Activity!

Aug 12, 2015

Seashell painting, anyone? I just couldn't resist these fabulous seashell painting activities I was browsing through last time, and now we have a home full of cute, colorful shells! Have a look and use the idea for an easy toddler painting activity!

seashell painting

Seashell Painting

Seashell painting activities are fun! Summer themed crafts for kids that can be done without preparation, and by all ages. Have a look!

how to paint seashells

How to Paint seashells

If you want to keep your seashell painiting permanent, use acryllic paint. For process art, the durability does not play a decisive role, so you can use watercolor paint too.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED for seashell painting:

  • your favorite type of paint (might be plain watercolors!)
  • color mixing tray (you can even use shells as a painter's palette - scroll down for this super handy idea!
  • at least a handful of seashells
  • a painbrush or two
Seashell painting crafts for kids

As always, the kid was excited about the opportunity to paint! We used MALA kid's paint from Ikea - they are washable, but if you'd want to use your painted seashells in a wet place (water-based sensory bins), you should opt for acrylic paint...

 
 
How did it turn out? We got a plateful of beautiful and colorful kids art creations.
 
Seashell painting crafts for kids
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

And now we just need to decide for one of the ways to use the painted shells. A dream catcher, maybe?

How To Use Painted Seashells

PROJECTS WE MIGHT USE OUR SHELLS for:

  • use them in a summer-themed sensory bin (our toddler would LOVE it!)
  • have some fun with counting activities! Any form, perhaps even when playing with the giant dice - like we counted with dice and blueberries some time ago (link)
  • make a summer collage out of seashells,
  • DIY  a picture frame
or, my personal favorite:
  • drill tiny holes in them so we can make a soothing wind-chime. It would be perfect for the coffee corner on our balcony...
Seashell painting crafts for kids
 

Or we just might do all of these activities!  Now, another idea you can use, and it's a pretty practical one:

Use seashells as painter's pallette

Here is a bonus idea to use seashells for crafting: here, the seashells were used in a different way than you'd think: seashells as painter's palette

seashell crafts for kids

We did this last year when painting with kids at the seaside: it was my two nieces' smart idea to use seashells to mix colors, in place of the color mixing palette, and it was just perfect!

For which of these projects would you prefer to use painted seashells? Find more ideas here:

seashell crafts for kids
Seashell Painting - Fun Activity!

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  1. Heart

    August 25, 2015 at 3:04 pm

    This is just so cute! It's the perfect activity for preschoolers and even for toddlers. This will help develop their love for art.

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    • Damjana at AppleGreen Cottage

      September 04, 2015 at 10:00 am

      Heart,
      totally agree on that! Have a great day,

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