Sesame Street Painted Seashells Birthday Party Favors

Sesame Street is a popular TV show for little kids. Not only do you see those adorbable Muppets on TV, you can find them featured in various toys, games, and books. Do you have a favorite Sesame Street character? Our daughter always loved Big Bird while my husband was a fan of Oscar the Grouch.

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My niece is hosting a birthday party next month for her son. She asked me to come up with a unique…hand crafted birthday party favor for her Sesame Street theme. I’m NOT an expert artist at all, but I think the Sesame Street painted seashells turned out cute. They were easy to make! Here’s the Elmo, Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster, Bert, Ernie and the Count designs that we’ve made so far.

4″ to 5″ clam shells seashells
acrylic craft paints
paint brush, water dish, paper towels
medium-tip black paint pen
clear acrylic spray sealer in a glossy finish
free template from the web

Template: Do a Google search for Sesame Street Muppet Templates under the image search function. A lot of free ones will come up. You may need to resize them before printing. Print them out and use as your template or just free hand the design onto the shells. Simple facial features.

Base coat each shell in the desired color using 2 coats of acrylic craft paint. Allow for 30-45 minutes of drying time between the 2 coats. They need to be completely dry before proceeding.

Use a pencil and draw on the facial features. Use acrylic craft paints and a paint brush to make the facial features. Once dry, you need to trace around them using the black paint pen. Let dry again. Don’t have a steady artistic hand? Don’t worry! You can use acrylic paint markers to do all of the facial features and skip the brush!

Take the seashells outside and spray with 1-2 light coats of a clear acrylic spray sealer. I sprayed both sides of the shell allowing for 40 minutes of drying time between coats. This will protect the painted surface from chipping, cracking and the colors from fading.

So far I’ve painted 8 of them and need to paint 7 more for a total of 15 before the party. She’s using the Sesame Street painted seashells as table decorations. Once the party is over…each child can pick one to take home with them as part of their party goodie bags. Kids love souvenirs from attending birthday parties!

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