Toddler Activities: Seashells in a Wall Hanging

Collect seashells from a summer trip to the beach or purchase form a craft store and create a simple but pretty decoration.

1. Mix plaster as directed so that you have about a cup of mixed plaster.
2. Select your shells and lay plate, shells on newspaper.
3. If you plan to use ribbon to hang, place ribbon on plate in a loop.

4. Pour plaster onto plate (pours like pancake mix)into a rough circular shape.
5. Gently press shells into plaster, keeping tops showing. Vary depth for interest or turn a couple shells over.
6. Let dry and brush lightly with paint.
7. Select an iridescent or glitter paint for extra sparkle.
8. Display by hanging when dry or if without a ribbon use a small stand.

TIPS AND SUGGESTIONS

OTHER IDEAS

Turtle Scene

A plastic Easter shell and a pom pom makes this simply cute turtle. Add a few silk flowers and leave and you have a turtle scene.

Penguin Fun

A yogurt makes a perfect igloo along with a penguin figuring and some sea creature mini erasers. Embellished with a few glass pebbles and some light blue paint with sparkles to give the illusion of water.









See above for directions and tips