Seascape, Ocean Scene, Painting Craft, Glass Stone Craft, Beach Scene, Dollar Tree Crafts, Cheap Crafts, Summer Craft

Hi friends,

Summer break has officially started for many, if not all kids. We’ve had about a week+ off and I still haven’t gotten used to it. I keep feeling like we’re missing homework, we’re (I’m) slacking off, or we’re going to have lots to make up LOL. I guess that’s one of the effects of being a “teacher” for over a year. My kids though, they’re fully emersed in their break and can’t wait to have more of a summer than last year. Me too!

We’re all looking forward to visiting Grama much more, seeing family members we haven’t seen in over a year, mini-adventures throughout, and beach time. Today’s simple craft brings you to the beach, where you get to create beautiful blue water, a warm sun, and use clear blue stones for effect. Your kiddos can add a boat, fish, birds, or anything else to personalize it even more. Check out our sea & sun craft below.

*Click on photos for a closer look

What You'll Need

Watercolor Paper/Heavyweight Construction Paper
(1) Bag Blue Glass Stones
Tacky Glue
Craft Paint & Brushes
Rinse Cup
Newspaper/Table Cover
Optional: Paint Tray

The Steps

Use a tan color and some water to thin it out and create sand at the bottom.
Optional: Add gold dots for a little shimmer.
Add thinned-out turquoise or blues next.
Paint a white or thinned-out white line between the blue and tan.
Optional: Add white on the blue as well for waves.

4. Continue adding blues, blending into each other and a *sun.

*A thinned-out blue sky is optional.

5. Add clouds, birds, fish, boat, buoy, sandcastle, umbrella, chair, or other things.

I added a tugboat and umbrella (further below).

6. Let dry for 5-10 minutes.

7. Form your letters s u n partly in the water to simulate splashes or fully in the water(further below) for a glistening effect, then apply a small swirl of glue to the back of each stone.

8. Let dry for about 20 - 30 minutes.

That’s it!