Sand, Shell, and Garden Craft that is Waldorf-Inspired

Today was the end of the week and I woke up wanting to do a craft that was new for my group of children.

I always love creating art out of natural materials that we are immersed in because it creates more of a connection between the space we are in and our own selves.

Our sandbox has been a central part of the summer program at my house. Over the years I have carefully curated it with shells and rocks from the oceans we visit. This year I came across some beautiful small shells for sale in a shop in Eastham, MA called Buddha Bob's. We scooped the shells into little bags to take home for future art projects.

Today we made a simple project that required little set up. Using only thick colored paper, glue, paintbrushes, sand, shells, and other natural materials from the garden the children and I created some lovely art pieces. In fact, they were so immersed in this project they didn't want to stop for lunch time and requested more time for their art making. That is a success I would say.

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