Welcome to the Creativity for Kids Craft of the Month! We will be providing you with a new craft each month. The craft will be a great activity for kids and parents to work on together. So get busy crafting!!!

In August, we will give you a great craft to help you get ready to go back to school.

Seashells and Sand Memory Frame

Level of Difficulty: Intermediate - Parental supervision required for specific tasks
Estimated Completion Time: 90 minutes
Theme: Summer, Beach, Photos

This month's craft is "Seashells and Sand Memory Frame". It is a great craft for summertime and it is a great way to capture your favorite moments.  We have provided instructions but feel free to add your own uniqueness and creativity to the craft.

This craft does require parental supervision so we hope that parents and kids have a great time crafting together! If you have any questions while doing the craft, please click on Contact Us and we will respond as quickly as possible.

When you are done, we'd love to see your artwork. Please go to our gallery and upload your finished masterpiece! We can't wait to see it! Have fun crafting!

List of Materials

  • Clean and dry Frozen Food Container (TV Dinner or Microwave meal)
  • Paint (white, light blue, yellow, orange, red, purple, brown or your favorite colors)
  • Paint Brushes
  • Sponge
  • Sand
  • Sea Shells (Various Sizes)
  • Pebbles or Small Stones
  • Beach Photo (If using personal photographs, ask for permission before you begin or make photo copies to use)
  • Glue (Craft glue that dries clear)
  • Glue Gun ** (Optional)
  • Googly or Wiggly Eyes (Optional)
  • Ribbon or small rope
  • Decorative accessories - Foam pieces to cut into beach shapes or small wooden items or any other ocean finds you may have such as dried seaweed, coral, etc. (Optional)
  • Scissors or Decorative Scissors (Scissors that cut with a decorative edge)
  • Hole punch and/or the back of 4 x 6 picture frame

**Note: Parental Supervision Required

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