Summer, camping at the seaside and seashells … Meet the seashell palette: seashells used as a painter’s palette, for mixing colors.
Seashell Palette
The idea is not mine. It came from my two nieces, A and M, two cutest girls in the world. They were like two mermaids, wandering along the shore and diving into the pearly blue sea. And getting seashells. One day they showed me how to use shells for mixing colors.
I’m sure your kids enjoy searching for seashells, too, when you are at the seaside. Let them use the shells as a painter’s palette. Let them squeeze tube watercolors into the shells, mix them and make new colors from the existing ones, learning about the vast array of subtle color shades.
And happy painting,
Damjana
littlebitofthyme says
Very cool! My youngest has a camping ritual every year where she paints all the shells she finds! It keeps her busy.. must remember this one though!
z0fLfGKfaVUocFGPHFlJIJQQwp6719 says
Camping rituals are wonderful 🙂 I'm sure your daughter will enjoy this one too.