...and the beautiful ocean on the other side :)
I love it!
The kids got right to work! They found lots of shells right away!
It was an absolutely gorgeous afternoon!
Riley collected a ton of shells!
Noah had mostly sand in his bag, so after we filtered out the shells, he had a good little handful in there :)
Once we got home, it was time to paint! But first thing's first - we must eat! While the kids ate a late lunch, I cooked up a batch of cornstarch paint, then watched some Monsters, Inc, while waiting for it to cool :) (This project also works really good using markers on the shells instead of paint - quicker and less messy too!)
After rinsing and drying the shells, it was finally time to get to work!
Takes much concentration :)
Noah found a small piece of concrete (i think?), so why not paint that too?!
Who needs a paintbrush? Let's toss it directly into the paint instead!
And then dip it into all of the other colors as well.
Wow!
The finished product! Time to dry!
I think the gelatinous mini slab of concrete is my favorite one :)
The kids had a blast with this project! They had a chance to be creative, get messy, and have fun! We will be sure to collect more seashells soon for some more fun - maybe with glitter next time?! I sure hope so!
~ Lovely Fluffy Mama