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Teach Kids to Love and Care for Earth Recycle Craft!
At Planetpals we believe if you teach kids to appreciate beautiful things on Earth, they will learn to love and care for it! It's that simple.
Recycle Everyday Objects
Great craft for a school lesson plan, girl scouts, boy scouts or home project, |
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Sample Ideas-Make shell crafts from many thing you have around your home-a candy box, leftover string or ribbon, an old frame, plaster. |
Try One of These Shell Ideas, Too!
- Be a Planetpal, save some boxes or frames from gifts and recycle by adding shells
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Long Lasting Sandcastle |
Embossed handmade paper |
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filled with handmade paper |
handmade shell jewelry |
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Painted Shell Art |
Shell Paperweight |
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Shell Frame |
Shell Sculpture |
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Shell box |
Shell Shadowbox |
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| | Make A Recycle Shell Project
Recycling Shells Is A Natural!
At home or at school this craft is cool!
Make your very own Shell Crafts. It's Fun to find shells!
How to Make this Shell Mobile
Tools needed for these shell projects (above)
- Shells
- Top piece-Driftwood etc.
- String
- Glue or Glue Gun
- Your imagination
Directions:
- Clean your shells
- Layout your mobile..make a pattern that balances
- Start with top piece (Driftwood, piece of wood or Razor shell)
- String the shells on the string (see below)
- If you use multiple strands of string balance it carefully
- When it is complete add a hanging string to the center of the top piece
- Let the mobile dry
- Hang it
- Done--Go find some more shells and make another shell craft!
Notes:
- Make a mobile with many levels (more complicated) or just one single string (see photo below)
- Mix small pieces of driftwood and shells for a different look
- Use one kind of shell or many kinds
- Use Non Toxic Glue (recipe)
- As a recycle project we suggest you as many recycled materials as possible
How to string it: (4 ways)
- Drill holes and tie string or loop to it
- Tie string around the shells
- Glue / Super Glue
- Hot or Cold Glue Gun
Options:
- Make a frame
- Make an angel
- Make an animal!
- Make a box
- Make a random art design
- Make a sculpture attach many shells
- Make shell jewelry
- Make a shell shadowbox
- Make Shell Art-Paint a shell
- Make a shell paperweight
- Make a shell relief-fill shells with plaster