Jurassic Quest is the largest and most realistic dinosaur experience in North America and part of the Family Quest Entertainment portfolio. Since 2013, Jurassic Quest has entertained more than 10 million fans in more than 250 cities across the U.S. and Canada with an up close and personal look at the giants that once ruled Earth. Developed with leading paleontologists, each dinosaur is brought to life using realistic likenesses, movement and sound.
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On Saturday, August 8th we will be taking our 2 grandchildren to Jurassic Quest to have some fun. Look for our blog post a few days later along with photographs about our day. In the meantime, to get the kids even more excited about Jurassic Quest…we sat down and painted a few dinosaur themed clam shells. We’ll be leaving them at the show for other’s to find!
Supplies Needed: Large Clam Seashells, Acrylic Paint Markers, Acrylic Craft Paint, Pencil, Clear Mod Podge Sealer, Paint Brush.
Base coat the clam shell with 1-2 coats of acrylic craft paint. Let dry for 1 hour. Use a pencil to lightly sketch a simple dinosaur shape onto the seashell. The head is basically an enlongated oval shape and then you just add 2 curved lines for the body. Keep it simple since you’re doing this project with kids.
To color-in the dinosaurs we used BETEM Acrylic Paint Markers. They have dual-ended tips, no priming is needed, no drippy messes, clogged tips and no foul paint odors. Plus, they dry quickly. Use the medium-tip to color-in the large areas and the fine-tip to color-in the smaller areas and to write any wordage onto the shell. Takes 15-20 minutes (at most) for the paint to dry.
Finishing up…brush on a light coat of Clear Mod Podge Sealer. This will protect the painted design from chips, color fading, etc. As the Mod Podge dries…it dries clearly. We used one with a glossy finish which gave the seashells a nice shine!
Kids love dinosaurs and these seashells are really easy-to-make! If you don’t have access to shells…you can paint the design onto smooth river stones or small tiles.
We painted 8 of them and will be “hiding them” at the Jurassic Quest show for other’s to find! We used a black Sharpie Marker to write on the back of each shell the following: Keep or Rehide. Please post a photo to the TwoClassyChics Facebook Page if found! Just a fun little thing to get the kids excited for the Jurassic Quest show.
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If you enjoy painting on seashells or crafting with seashells…you’ll find over 150+ seashell craft projects right here on the Two Classy Chics blog! We will be sharing more seashell craft projects in the future too!
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