The Ultimate Guide to Crafting with Seashells

Crafting with seashells is something quite new to me. I grew up in a steppe area, no real river and I didn’t see the real sea until I was 19 years old. Before that I only new that you could “hear the sea” if you put a seashell to your ear (not really, right? But as a child I loved listening to the sea and kept climbing up high to reach two precious seashells my mother and father brought from their vacation to the Black Sea).

Now that we live by the seaside, I find it is a great opportunity to embrace the gifts of nature and use seashells as crafting material for my own children and in my classrooms.

If you haven’t read yet, I posted 2 articles about seashells: Quest for Seashells  and Sand Play.

To make it easier for you (and for me for future references), I am posting a round-up of seashell craft ideas from fellow bloggers of Kid Blogger Network.

So, here are the things we can make with seashells:

1. Picture and craft frames:

Framed Mermaids from Crafty Moms Share

Seashells frame from Here Come The Girls

Shell picture frame from No Time For Flashcards

2. Sensory trays:

Beach sensory tub from No Time For Flashcards

Ocean sensory tray from The Imagination Tree

Sand play ideas from The Imagination Tree

Rock pool from The Imagination Tree

Ocean sensory play from Creative Playhouse

Summer sensory activities from Rockabye Butterfly

3. Math and Alphabet activities with shells:

Letter and number review from Rockabye Butterfly

Symmetrical patterns from The Imagination Tree

Alphabet shells from The Imagination Tree

Shell memory game from No Time For Flashcards

4. Play dough with shells and Sand play dough ideas:

Sand play dough from Creative Playhouse

Sand casts from Mama.Papa.Bubba

Pirate Island Play Dough from The Imagination Tree

Salt dough shell fossils from The Imagination Tree

Clay and shells craft from Local Fun For Kids

5. Discovery bottles and jars

Ocean discovery bottle from The Imagination Tree

Beach in a jar from Mama Miss

7. Seashell painting:

Painting seashells from Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas

Rainbow seashells from The Educators’ Spin On It

8. More craft and ideas with seashells:

Crafty Moms Share:

Beach playmat

Beach inspired nature art

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Mermaid treasure box

Busy Kids Happy Mom:

Seashells Christmas Ornament

Shell wreath tutorial

Crystal’s Tiny Treasures:

Seashells necklace

The Pleasant Thing:

Seashells activities

Using your seashells

Do you craft with seashells? Do you have more original ideas for craft and play that involves seashells? Please leave a comment and a link, if you have one!

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