Looking for a fun craft for those lazy days at home when you simply can’t make it to the beach but you oh so want to be there?
Materials to Make One:
- 18 ounce beverage container
- 10 shells per container
- 1/4 cup sand
- Green and blue food coloring
- Silver glitter
- Water
- Mineral or baby oil
- Hot glue gun
Super Simple Steps
These have to be easy to make if I can do it!
1.Pour sand and shells into clean bottle.
2.Mix a drop of blue and green food coloring into 6 cups of water, then fill the bottle halfway.
3. Add a pinch of glitter.
4. Fill the rest of the bottle with oil, leaving a little air space at the top.
5. Run a bead of hot glue around the bottle opening and screw the lid on quickly.
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My name is Sara, I am a wife, a mom to 2 jokers also known as my little boys (a 5 year and 2yr old!), and a Special Education High School teacher...not sure I have room for anything else but I sure can try!
We use to make these at a daycare I worked at for the toddlers. They loved them. We would fill them with different colors to help teach colors. We just used cooking oil in them.
This is soooo cute! We are planning a family event for our station’s listeners. I think this would be a total hit with the kids! Thanks for sharing.
Love it! What a great activity!
Such a fun craft! Thanks for sharing.
What a great project! I saw a link to your post over on 24/7 Moms and had to check it out.
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Cute idea!
So Cute! I have to do this with K!
This is so cool! I had to try it with my 2 1/2 year old and he loved it but, well, check out my fail on your craft at my website! http://captainfussybuckets.blogspot.com/2011/07/ocean-in-bottle-arts-and-crafts-fail.html ! LOL! Maybe I’ll do it again and get it right!