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35 Easy PreK Beach Crafts for Kids

June 18, 2018 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Share some of these easy PreK beach crafts with little ones this summer!
These easy PreK beach crafts are perfect for summer art fun!

I love preschool crafts. There’s just something about getting tiny hands involved in making art that is too adorable for words.

Plus, PreK crafts give preschoolers a chance to work on fine motor skills, color recognition, shapes, themes, and more!

And that’s why I thought it would be cool to find some easy PreK beach crafts for kids that would be perfect for summer art fun.

After all, you only get a couple of summers to enjoy with your preschoolers before they become…gasp…kindergartners.

35 Fun PreK Beach Crafts for Preschoolers

There are 35 different preschool beach crafts below, so you’ll have to plenty to choose from this summer.

If you make a few, let me know which ones your kids loved the most!

Read on to see the full list and to score a printable preschool summer activity calendar featuring beach activities to try!

If you’d like to share even more preschool fun at the shore with the kids, be sure to check out our Beach Number Playdough Mats!

Try some of these easy and fun prek beach crafts with early learners this summer!

35 Easy PreK Beach Crafts for Kids

1. Beach Shoebox Diorama – Look! We’re Learning!

2. Shell Critters Art Projects for Kids – Mosswood Connections

3. 3-D Sandcastle Craft for Kids – Buggy and Buddy

4. Beach Drift Wood and Broken Shell Rattles – Red Ted Art

5. Sea Animal Suncatcher Craft – Look! We’re Learning!

6. DIY Sea Shells Sensory Bottle Calm Down Jar – Rhythms of Play

7. Easy Sea Shell Crafts – Teach Me Mommy

8. Clay Boat and Underwater Craft – Messy Little Monster

9. Beach-In-A-Jar Keepsake – Moms and Crafters

10. Shell Sunflower Craft – Rhythms of Play

11. Beach Holiday Keepsake – Teach Me Mommy

12. Seashell Memory Game for Kids – Growing Up Gabel

13. Summer Beach Themed Sand and Shell Art – Happiness is Homemade

14. Sea Glass Sun Catcher Jar – The Gingerbread House

15. Easy Salt Dough Keepsakes – Red Ted Art

16. Shell Daisy Nature Craft – Rhythms of Play

17. How to Make Adorable Jellyfish Crafts Preschool Activity – Natural Beach Living

18. Shell Frames With Handprint Keepsake Gift – Rhythms of Play

Fun and Easy PreK Beach Crafts

19. Coffee Filter Jellyfish Craft – Look! We’re Learning!

20. A Mermaid City in the Sand – The Craft Train

21. How to Dye Seashells – Rainy Day Mum

22. Seashell and Beach Glass Nature Collage – Adventure In a Box

23. Stone Fish Craft – Messy Little Monster

24. Sea Glass Ornaments – Red Ted Art

25. Framed Sand Handprint Craft – Fun Handprint Art

26. Seaside Shell Windchime Craft – Red Ted Art

27. Paper Sandcastle Craft – I Heart Crafty Things

28. Shark Craft – Natural Beach Living

29. Make Sand Dough Sculptures and Ornaments – Pink Stripey Socks

30. Jiggly Slime Jellyfish – Natural Beach Living

31. Snail Shell Craft – Easy Peasy and Fun

32. Coffee Filter Crab Craft – Look! We’re Learning!

33. Rocky Shore Small World with Ocean Playdough – Buggy and Buddy

34. Paper Plate Seashell Craft – Artsy Craftsy Mom

35. Crab Fridge Magnets – Red Ted Art

Summer Preschool Theme Activity Calendar

Wondering what else you can do with preschoolers this summer?

This printable preschool summer theme calendar is here to help!

PreK Summer Activity Calendar for Kids

In this resource, you’ll find twelve different early learning themes to try with preschoolers this summer.

Plus, there are five activity suggestions for each theme: one for each day of the week!

Printable Preschool Summer Activity Calendar

The digital version includes links to how you can try several of the activities yourself.

To get your copy of this printable PreK Themed Calendar for Summer, click the image or the link below to have it sent directly to your inbox!

You’ll also get our weekly newsletter this weekend!

Click here to get your free printable

>>> Preschool Summer Themed Calendar <<<

Looking for more fun summer activities? Don’t miss these ideas!

These shark themed counting to ten puzzles are wonderful for use at early math centers!
This fun confetti ocean slime recipe is perfect for summer sensory play!
This printable ice cream lesson plan for preschool is a perfect way to plan an ice cream theme!

Filed Under: Crafts, Preschool Tagged With: beach crafts, crafts, prek crafts, preschool crafts, summer, summer activities for kids

25 Beach Crafts for Kids

July 10, 2016 by Selena Robinson 2 Comments

Have you made it to the beach yet this year? We’re planning a quick trip to a local one in August, so I thought I’d look for some fun and adorable beach crafts for kids that we can make together before we leave!

What I love about studying the beach with kids is that the topic is so broad! You can learn about the sun, the ocean, ocean animals, beach sand, animals that live on the beach, seashells, ice cream, and so much more! So there are crafts for all these things below!

Read on to find some fun beach crafts you can try too!

25 Beach Crafts for Kids

25 Beach Crafts for Kids

1. Beach Diorama for Kids from Look! We’re Learning!

2. Puffy Paint Ocean Collage from ArtsyMomma

3. Seashell Keepsake Craft from Moms and Crafters

4. Beach-Themed Sand and Shell Art from Happiness is Homemade

5. Sand Footprint Craft from Paging Fun Mums

6. Newspaper Shark Craft from I Heart Crafty Things

7. Paper Plate Sun Craft from Buggy and Buddy

8. Starfish Ocean Button Craft from A Little Pinch of Perfect

9. Shell Sunflower Craft from Rhythms of Play

10. Sand Handprint Keepsakes from The Imagination Tree

11. DIY Beach Sand from Look! We’re Learning!

12. Cupcake Liner Sun Craft from I Heart Crafty Things

13. 3-Ingredient Ocean in a Bottle from Happy Hooligans

Fun Beach Crafts for Kids to Make

14. Paper Plate Seashell Craft from Artsy Crafty Mom

15. Sand in a Bottle Craft from Gift of Curiosity

16. Coffee Filter Beach Ball Craft from Look! We’re Learning!

17. Popsicle Stick Mosaic Sun Craft from Kids Activities Blog

18. Cupcake Liner Lighthouse Craft from Sugar Aunts

19. DIY Seashell Mobile from Nurture Store

20. Egg Carton Ocean Craft from The Imagination Tree

21. Bubbling Shell Painting from Mess for Less

22. DIY Moon Sand from Look! We’re Learning!

23. Paper Plate Beach Ball Craft from Glued to My Crafts

24. Sun Craft Scissor Skills Activity from A Little Pinch of Perfect

25. Beach Keepsake Craft from Fireflies and Mudpies

Fun Beach Crafts for Kids

Need more summer learning ideas? Try these with your kids!

Summer Books for Kids

50 Free Summer Printables for Kids @ Look! We're Learning!

Your preschooler will love working on fine motor skills and number sense with these beach number 0-9 playdough mats!

Plus, get even more ideas on my Summer Activities for Kids Pinterest Board!

And don’t miss my All About Beaches Printable Pack – perfect for keeping kids learning over the summer!

All About Beaches Printable Pack

This post is part of the Summer Activities for Kids Blog Hop! Check out more summer fun for kids below!

Flower Suncatcher Nature Craft – Messy Little Monster

Make a Bee Bath – Kitchen Counter Chronicles

Water Play Car Wash – Play and Learn Everyday

Tic Tac Toe Races – Royal Baloo

Finding Dory Wind Sock Craft – The Gingerbread House

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Activities for the Book Hello Ocean: Beach Shoebox Diorama

June 16, 2014 by Selena Robinson 4 Comments

I’m originally from the coast and I miss the beach so much. In fact, I think it actually intensifies as I get older.

So when summer time approaches, my mind lightly turns to thoughts of warm sand, salt air, and waves.

Unfortunately, we live several hours inland now, so a trip to the beach is not always feasible.

But we can always head to the shore with a beach shoebox diorama activity!

Sandy Beach Diorama Craft

This was such a fun summer activity and it only took a few minutes. Plus, it was a great tie-in for a beautiful beachy read-aloud!

If you enjoy this project with the kids, be sure to try our simple Coffee Filter Beach Ball Craft!

This simple beach shoebox diorama craft is a fun way for kids to create their own sandy scene!

Beach Shoebox Diorama Activity

To make this beach shoebox diorama, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

  • Empty shoebox
  • Crayons
  • Printer (with ink)
  • Printer paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue stick
  • Cotton balls
  • Play sand (If you want to make your own, try our DIY play sand recipe!)
  • A copy of our Day at the Beach Diorama Pack (See below)

We decided to read the book Hello Ocean by Pam Munoz Ryan to introduce our beach theme.

Printable Beach Shoebox Diorama - Look! We're Learning!

I love this book. It’s very simple for young readers and the pictures are absolutely beautiful.

Printable Beach Shoebox Diorama - Look! We're Learning!

The poetry does an excellent job of capturing the feel of a day at the beach, right down to the taste of the salt water.

Printable Beach Shoebox Diorama - Look! We're Learning!

After we read the book, we decided to put together a shoebox diorama featuring a beach scene.

Printable Beach Shoebox Diorama - Look! We're Learning!

This was another of our super simple activities.

We only needed a shoebox, some crayons, scissors, glue, and our printable Day at the Beach Diorama Pack!

Printable Beach Shoebox Diorama - Look! We're Learning!

The kids colored the bottom and sides of the shoebox using the colors mentioned in the story: grey, blue, and green.

Printable Beach Shoebox Diorama - Look! We're Learning!

We cut out the background scenes…

Printable Beach Shoebox Diorama - Look! We're Learning!

and pasted them to the bottom of the shoebox.

Printable Beach Shoebox Diorama - Look! We're Learning!

Our background is all done, so it’s time to add a few props!

Beach Shoebox Diorama - Look! We're Learning!

We cut out each upright scene image, including the bottom square, as one piece.

Beach Shoebox Diorama - Look! We're Learning!

Then we folded the bottom square under to make the image stand up.

Beach Shoebox Diorama - Look! We're Learning!

After we used a stretched cotton ball as a cloud, we poured a little play sand in the bottom and added our upright images to get a feel for the beach in our dining room! 🙂

Printable Beach Shoebox Diorama - Look! We're Learning!

Scroll down to get your printable beach shoebox diorama pack!

Don’t miss these other posts!

Make this DIY play sand for some beach fun at home!

Try some of these fun and easy summer crafts for kids with your children this year!

The Best Beach Books for Kids

To see even more fun summer crafts, follow my Summer Activities for Kids board on Pinterest!

If you’d like to complete this activity with your littles, grab our free Day at the Beach Diorama Pack by clicking the image or the link below to download it!

Learning Printables from Look! We're Learning!

>>>> Day at the Beach Diorama Pack <<<<

This post is part of the “A Book and a Big Idea: Summer” linkup at iHomeschool Network! Click on over to read the great book activities of our fellow bloggers!

Summer Book and Big Idea

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