Bird Seashell Christmas Ornaments for Kids to Make

Bird seashell Christmas ornaments.  An easy Christmas nature craft for kids to make with shells collected at the beach.

The preschoolers and I have made some pretty cute Christmas Crafts over the years, and these adorable, little bird ornaments are a new favourite here.

Crafting with natural items:

Crafting with items like seashells, sticks and stones is a great way for your children to connect with the natural world that surrounds them.  Collecting natural elements for crafting gets you out in the fresh air, and walk through the forest or the on the beach is easier on the wallet than a walk through the craft store!  You can see some of our other nature crafts here: twig star ornaments, summer stars, twiggy tree ornaments, rainbow wind chimes.

Thanks to my aunt who vacations in Florida every winter, we have quite a large seashell collection. I’ve had it in my head for a while now to make some Christmas ornaments with a few of our shells; I wasn’t quite sure what kind of ornament we’d make.  Then last week when I was organizing our craft cupboards, I came across our craft feathers, and the lightbulb went on.  We’d use our seashells to make some bird ornaments!

Here’s what we used to do it:

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• seashells
• acrylic craft paints
• glitter glue
• small craft feathers
• googly eyes
• small scrap of orange felt or foam or card stock
• white glue
• paintbrush
• cord or ribbon for hanging

And this is how we turned made our bird – seashell ornaments:

The hooligans started by painting their seashells with acrylic craft paints.

To speed up the drying process, I gave the shells a blast with the hairdryer.

Then a generous coat of glitter glue was applied to the shells.

To turn our seashell ornaments into birds, the hooligans glued on some craft feathers, googly eyes and a beak.

I attached a length of thin cord with a glue gun.

Aren’t these just the cutest little ornaments?

Yeah, there are lots of photos..

But each bird ornament was so cute and unique, and I wanted you to see them all!

Who knew a seashell could be this cute?

Bird Seashell Ornaments!  An easy homemade Christmas decoration for kids.

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Jackie Currie

Jackie is a mom, wife, home daycare provider, and the creative spirit behind Happy Hooligans. She specializes in kids’ crafts and activities, easy recipes, and parenting. She began blogging in 2011, and today, Happy Hooligans inspires more than 2 million parents, caregivers and Early Years Professionals all over the globe.