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Looking for a way to preserve some beach vacation memories? If so, you can make these Seashell Photo Frames for less than $2.00 each! Once completed you can pop in a photograph from your family’s beach vacation. * This post contains affiliate links. For this …
Hosting a Disney theme’d or Mickey Mouse theme child’s birthday party? Looking for a unique party favor idea? If so, you’ll want to check out our hand-painted Mickey Mouse seashells which are really easy-to-do! Matter of fact…you can whip up several of them in just …
A few weeks ago one of our readers sent me an email thanking me for all of the fun painted seashell designs that are featured on the blog. This particular reader told me about her grandchildren and how they’ve been working on the kid’s craft projects that I’ve shared.
She also had a request. Her grandson adores frogs and she wanted to know if we could come up with an easy-to-do design for her grandson to do. Well Mrs. X, We got one for you today!
If you enjoy painting on seashells or crafting with seashells…you’ll find over 70+ seashell craft projects right here on the Two Classy Chics blog! We will be sharing more seashell craft projects in the future too!
For this particular design you’ll want to go to your favorite search engine and type in “Frog Face Template” and several images will come up. We did an image search, found one that we liked and then resized it to fit on the front of our seashell. The image links are always changing, otherwise I would link to the image that we used. Print out your template and then use scissor to cut it out.
We like to base coat our large clam shells with 2 coats of acrylic craft paint. For this one, we used 2 coats of silver metallic acrylic craft paint. Once it was dry trace the outline from your template onto the seashell using a pencil. You’ll want to paint the background color first which is GREEN for the frog’s face. Again, we used 2 coats of paint. Let it dry. You’ll then use white paint to make the eyes and mouth. Let dry.
Since we had 7 and 9 year old children making them we opted to let them use Sharpie Markers to finish up the facial features. They used black and red (tongue). After the facial features are done have the child trace around the head using the black Sharpie Marker to get it to “pop” against the silver metallic background. The kids used medium-tip markers. Let everything dry.
If you plan on displaying them outdoors you’ll want to seal the painted surface with 2 coats of clear acrylic spray sealer in a glossy finish. This step will need to be done outdoors and by an adult. It will take approximately 1 hour (on a hot sunny day) or up to 6 hours (cold weather day) for the sealer to dry. That’s it you’re done!
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You can use this same method for any animal that your child wants to paint. There are hundreds of different templates online that are FREE for you to print. Just find the ones you like, re-size them to fit onto your seashell or smooth river walk, print them out and you’re ready to roll. The most important thing is to let the kids have fun!
Now that Christmas is over I have been going through several boxes of old Christmas tree ornaments that we’ve had for years. When I say years…try decades! I haven’t used them for a long time and was going to throw them out. Instead…I decided to …
Looking for a quick and easy holiday craft project to make with the kids? If so, these easy snowman seashell Christmas ornaments are easy-to-make and you only need a handful of supplies to make them. Once these snowman Christmas ornaments have been completed they can …
Every year my sister-in-law hosts a family Christmas and holiday party for all of the kids in the family. At this party the kids will decorate their own gingerbread houses and she hosts a cookie decorating contest…complete with prizes for all of the kids!
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Last weekend she hosted the party and I wanted to share some photographs of the kids decorating their Ugly Sweater Sugar Cookies. The children had a great time and look forward to this party every year.
To make things a little bit easier she purchases the blank Ugly Sweater Cookies from a local grocery store in their bakery department. She picks up frosting and puts it into decorator frosting bags. If you’re trying to keep costs down…go to your local Dollar Tree Store and pick up all kinds of different candies and cookie decorating supplies.
Here are some of the candies that work well when decorating your cookies:
M&M Candies
Peanut M&M Candies
Candy Corn
Sweet Tarts
Sixlets
Mini Gumballs
Colored Cookie Sprinkles
Colored Cookie Sugars
Lifesavers
Breathmints
Gummy Bears
Gummy Worms
Peppermint Candies
Mike & Ike’s
etc.
Basically she recommends avoiding your traditional chocolate candy bars as they will melt in their hands and typically don’t stick well in the frosting. You can find a huge selection of candy at your “Dollar-type” of stores. While you’re there pick up a box of inexpensive zipper close sandwich size bags. You’ll need these to pack up the finished cookies for the ride home.
You’ll need a few cardboard boxes. Cut the boxes down into manageable sizes and use the flaps, sides and bottoms. Cut them to placemat size. Cover one side with aluminum foil. This will be their work surface and helps to protect your dining room table. Plus, it’s non-stick!
Give each child a tube of frosting in their desired color. Place all of the candy decorating supplies in the center of the table. It’s important to let them be creative and to come up with their own designs. This isn’t about having “Pinterest worthy” photos at all. It’s about the kids having fun!
You can have the adult family members vote on the different designs when they’re done and award little prizes. Example:
Best Cookie Design
Cookie with the Most Candy
Most Colorful Cookie
Most Creative & Unique Design
Best UGLY Cookie Design
She picks up holiday themed pencils, pencil erasers, mini coloring books, small packs of crayons & markers, holiday stickers, candy, etc. at the Dollar Tree and places the goodies into prize bags. Each child receives one no matter what…so you may need to come up with a lot of judging categories depending on how many children are at your party.
You can watch my nephew’s official YouTube video taken at the party. Very cute!!!
As you can see…the kids in our family LOVE decorating their Ugly Sweater Sugar Cookies and look forward to this holiday tradition every year. Got kids in the family? You’ll want to check out my nephew’s brand new YouTube channel. Please hit subscribe when you’re there!
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Just like adults, children love arts and crafts. With the holidays quickly approaching we wanted to share this easy-to-make craft project with all of you. Although it’s geared towards children, adults can make them too! You will need a few basic craft supplies and you …
Looking for a fun holiday project to make yourself or with the kids that won’t cost you a lot of money? If so, we’ve got one for you today! You can paint several of these adorable winter themed decorations in one afternoon! * This post …