In the US, the best beaches for sea glass are found in California particularly Glass Beach, California And we also need to think...about the glass in our skyscrapers,and for that, I'm going to use thisacetate sheet here. And we need to think about shape. There are lots of straightlines in the city, so I'm cutting lots of rectangles and squares.

And if you are curious… here are 6 reasons why arts and crafts for kids are beneficial for their development!

With a bit more patience or older kids you could probably make your driftwood look more like people but for my kids being able to just do something creative that didn’t have to look perfectly like something worked really well. 18. Seashell Self Portrait

This fish craft is one that I made with my daughter when she was two so it’s a great one for toddlers and preschoolers. I'm also going to cut some smaller shapes out of coloured card for people and cars. You don't always haveto be realistic. These seashell decorations are ones that I made with my kids several years ago after a trip to the beach. We’ve used salt dough to make them but clay would be another great option. Shells themselves can be a great way to inspire creativity – we’ve made a shell lion before but my favourite is this shell whale. Just grab some pains, markers and paper and see what you can come up with! 4. Create Decorations This seahorse craft is made using one of our free printable templates along with bleeding tissue paper and we loved the way the colors turned out.

Ok, so you might not see many seahorses on your average beach visit but they’re an animal that’s always really popular with kids (and adults too!) so I couldn’t help include them! I just ADORE driftwood, and this cute weaving craft from theredthread. I need to make some right now! I love these easy crafts. Such a cute way to use sea shells. Under the sea inspired crafts for kids 4. Ripped Tissue Paper Collage was most promising. Elsewhere Jenkins has noted ( John Piper , exh. cat., Tate Gallery, London 1983, p.41) an uncatalogued selection of gouaches and collages of the south coast shown at Lefevre and recalled by the artist as in 1933 or 1934. This shell suncatcher craft uses one of our free printable templates to create a project that will look great up in your window. We’ve used tissue paper and shredded paper for ours but this would look super bright if you used cellophane. 3. Shell Animals