SEASHELL ACTIVITIES
MATERIALS
- seashells, assorted
- glue, glue dots and/or glue gun
- craft/googly eyes
- chenille stems/pipe cleaners
- metallic acrylic paint, watercolors, markers, etc.
STEM project
- Borax powder
- water
- measuring cups/spoons
- container (glass or coffee mug)
Three different seashell crafts and activities. Great for sensory input. Suggested runtime: 45 min.
Melissa discusses how and why to clean and prepare seashells before decorating. Included is a Colored Seashells Chart to help save your time with tested methods on various ways to color the seashells. A STEM activity using borax to grow crystals on the seashells, if your group is older children. Finally, Melissa shows several samples of decorated seashells shaped as other animals including crabs, turtles, and more!
BOOK LIST
- Beach by Elisha Cooper
- The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the worlds Corals Reefs by Kate Messner
- Down, Down, Down by Steve Jenkins
- How Deep in the Ocean? Ocean Animal Habitats by Monica Davies
- Inky the Octopus by Erin Guendelsberger
- Junonia by Kevin Henkes
- Ocean: A Visual Encyclopedia by DK, John Woodward
- Seashells: More Than a Home by Melissa Stewart
- What Lives in a Shell by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
RESOURCES
- CSLP manual: Childrens, page 20-21
- Melissa's Seashell Supply List
- Colored Seashells Chart
- Crystal Seashells
- Parts of a Seashell
- Types of a Seashell
