RECENT ARTICLES from Crafts Arts & Crafts Blog

KIDS ARTS & CRAFTS PROJECTS: KIDS SHELLS ARTS AND CRAFTS IDEAS / SEASHELLS, NUT SHELLS, EGG SHELLS ARTS & CRAFTS PROJECTS IDEAS

Here are crafts projects for kids to create with shells - nut shells, egg shells, sea shells. There are a lot of cool craft activities with shells that children can create.

Home > Arts and Crafts Projects for Kids > Shell Crafts for Kids to Make crafts with sea shells, nut shells, and egg shells.

Below you will find arts and crafts projects for children to craft with different types of shells - seashells, eggshells, nut shells. You will be able to make cool things with shells such as picture frames, wind chimes, paper weights, and more.

Recent Arts and Crafts Projects for Kids

Cotton Ball Chick Craft with Eggshells Craft - These delicate little cuties are perfect as a table decoration for Easter dinner! Use one near each place setting for a fun conversation starter, or put a whole bunch of them in an empty egg carton in the center of the table!

Decoupaged Eggshell Trinket Box - Decoupaging with broken eggshells is a technique that I've been meaning to try for years. Rather than attempt a collage, I chose this faux mother-of-pearl effect to decorate a small wooden trinket box. The finished box is surprisingly strong, and there are no flaking egg shells after two coats of decoupage and two heavy coats of iridescent pearl paint.

EggShell Picture Frame - Make a pretty frame from your Easter Egg shells.

Egg Shell Ships Craft - With a tissue paper sail, this boat is kitchen sink-worthy (as long as the wind remembers not to blow too hard).

Eggshell Votives Craft - Everything is reborn in spring -- even Easter eggs, which can be transformed into votives for your table.

Eggshell Bouquet Craft - Decorate the Easter table with an arrangement of these delicate blooms.

Eggshell Planter Craft - Nina shows you how to make a planter for grass in a broken eggshell!

Eggshell or Egg Carton Tulips - Make a bouquet of delicate eggshell tulips for Easter, using eggshells (or foam egg cartons sections) and pipe cleaners. Younger children will find it easier to use the egg carton sections [thanks to Angie Caldwell, a mom and crafter].

Eggshell Posy Vase - How to make a sweet little posy vase from an eggshell - perfect for tiny flower bouquets on Easter, Mother's Day or Valentine's Day -- or just to give someone you love along with breakfast in bed!

Eggshel Mosaics Craft - This craft takes advantage of the fact that rainy days seem to happen at the time of year that Easter paraphernalia appears in the stores.

Homemade Shell Candles - This is a terrific project for all those shells you have been collecting this summer. Try to use large and deep shells to make the candles - they will work best to hold the paraffin most effectively.

How to Create an Egg Shell Mosaic - Save the shells from your Easter eggs and use them to make a great mosaic picture!

How to Make a Seaside Mail Organizer - If you don't live near a beach, invest in some seashells and sand from a craft store or dollar store. Even if you have to buy the shells, this craft is still relatively inexpensive to make.

How to Make Eggshell Chalk - This chalk is for drawing on sidewalks only, not for chalkboards.

How to Make Nutshell Creatures - Nutshell creatures are cute and very easy to make. Ask your mom and dad to keep the shells from nuts so that you can make endless creations. Or, make your creatures using whole nutshells with the nut still inside - it makes a lovely sound and is interesting to roll back and forth.

Kids craft project for Nutshell Critters - Chestnut or Walnut shell halves; Paint; Clear nail polish sealer or base coat; toothpick; glue; crochet thread or household string; white felt; cotton balls; scissors.

Nutshell, Bean, and Seed Scene Craft - Make a craft with nutshells, beans and seeds.

Nutshell Bird Feeders Craft for Kids - Tiny nutshell bird feeders are thoughtful little gifts and an easy science activity that you can make with kids. The next time you eat a nut, save the shell. The birds will enjoy these little treats, and your kids will enjoy watching them eat.

Snail Shell Place Cards - Make homemade placecards out of snail shells.

Seashell Candle - This craft is good to light up your outdoor tables in the cool summer evenings or to use as decorations in your bathrooms.

Seashell Mobile Craft - Make a great souvenir of a beachside stay with this seashell mobile. Kids love collecting shells, sand dollars, pinecones or whatever else they may decide to use in this classic summer craft.

Seashell Wind Chimes Craft - There are many things you can make with seashells. For this craft idea you’ll need at least eight pretty specimens. They should all be fairly small, but they needn’t all look alike! The Seashell wind chime will make a lovely sound when the wind blows through it.

SeaShell Windchimes - Make your own Seashell Windchimes. There are many things you can make with seashells. For this craft idea you’ll need at least eight pretty specimens. They should all be fairly small, but they needn’t all look alike! The Seashell wind chime will make a lovely sound when the wind blows through it.

Sea Shell Paper Weight Crafts - Make Sea Shell Paper Weights with Small sea shells, white glue, sand, paint, Wilson Tennis ball container

Seashell Shadow Box - Think inside the box! Nothing could be easier to assemble than this Seashell Shadow Box - which makes this seashell craft suitable for children as well as adults.

EVEN MORE CRAFTS WITH SEA SHELLS FOR YOUR CHILDREN

 

CRAFTS FOR KIDS, ART RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN, FREE COLORING PAGES, & FREE ARTS & CRAFTS IDEAS AND ACTIVITIES

Photographer: Sean Dreilinger	It is almost Father's Day time so check out our Father's Day Crafts for Kids Page to find some great arts and crafts project ideas for kids to give Dad on Father's Day such as handmade cards, jewelry, pictures, and other gifts. Also check out our Father's Day Crafts page in our new arts and crafts directory.
Photographer: Adwriter	It is almost Fourth of July time so check out our 4th of July Crafts for Kids Page to find some great arts and crafts project ideas for kids to celebrate Independence Day on July 4th. Also check out our 4th of July Crafts page in our new arts and crafts directory.

 

CHANGES TO ARTISTS HELPING CHILDREN - PLEASE READ

Artists Helping Children is No Longer Acting as a Nonprofit Due to the New Provisions of The Pension Protection Act of 2006 Passed on August 03, 2006. We Are No Longer Accepting Donations of Any Kind. We are Currently Keeping This Site Up As Is and Will Continue to Post Information on Any Updates to the Status of Artists Helping Children. The Site Still Has a Wealth of Information and Can Still Be Used as Such. We Are Obviously Deeply Distressed Over This Provision That Was Secretly Included In This New Law and We Were Taken by Complete Surprise. We Hope in the Future That We Will Be Able to Change the Status of Our Organization so That We Can Once Again Resume Our Help to Children. Thank You Very Much to Everyone Who Has Worked With Us So Hard Up Until Now. Please Continue to Use This Site for Free Coloring Pages / Printouts, Arts and Crafts Project Ideas, and as a Resource for Childrens Art Articles, etc. Don't worry, All donations of items that were sent to us will still be sent to hospitals and shelters, etc. All recent checks sent to us will be mailed back to you. Thanks.

Take advantage of the huge childrens' arts resources pages of kids' coloring pages and coloring printouts, childrens' free art resources such as arts and crafts for kids, craft projects & ideas, crafts for kids from common household materials (trash to treasure section), paper folding projects & origami project ideas, kids' drawing lessons, articles for parents to involve their children in the arts, articles on how art heals & how to get children involved in community service, how to design and decorate your children's rooms, and much more.

Artists Helping Children is a Children's site dedicated to comforting children by empowering artists and others to donate artwork, donated murals, donated art supplies, donated toys and a lot of love to sick and needy children. Artists Helping Children also helps artists by giving them information on how they can help the sick and poor children by volunteering to paint murals and other art for hospitals, shelters, clinics, etc. No child should ever have to be sad or have to suffer, that is why we hope that more artists and individuals will help bring colorful art to white walled institutions. We also give you ideas on how and where to donate crayons, colored pencils, clay, markers, paper, and other arts and crafts supplies ... such as what hospitals and shelters you could use these arts supplies to bring a little hapiness and joy to these childrens' lives and to so many white-walled institutions. We also have filled this site with free coloring pages & coloring printouts for children to color with as well as 1000s of free arts and crafts projects for kids to se when they need some crafts ideas.