Clare, from Cornwall, sent in this great pebble art idea. Let’s take a look…
What did you do?
My family love a trip to the beach searching for treasure, shiny seagrass, crumpled shells and pebbles covering the sand.
It’s useful to have the picture you would like to create thought of – to help choose the different shapes of pebbles you collect.
Instructions for pebble art:
Visit your favourite beach.
Search for treasure.
(A hot chocolate or icecream really helps this)
Choose your pebbles, shells, stones, seaglass and pop them I to a bucket to keep them safe.
When you get home lay your picture out flat on a piece of card.
(Again a hot chocolate usually helps with this)
Using a glue gun, glue down all of your treasure into your desired picture.
Place into a deep framed glass.
Place your frame somewhere for everyone to see.
I love making these with my family and they make amazing presents.
My dad is a fireman, with him having a lockdown birthday this was the perfect present I could make from treasure at our local beach.
(Made a change from chocolate!)
Making Memories is everything.
Do you have any other projects planned?
I love crafts.
I have really enjoyed designing and making pebble art.
Tell the Housebound With Kids community a bit about yourself…
My name is Clare and I live in Cornwall (we have the best beaches).
I am a special educational needs TA at my local secondary school
I have 3 children aged 16, 12 and 7.
@Clare561
Do you have any tips for other parents?
My kids have really enjoyed going out to find different items we can then come home and create.. anything from beaches to walks in the woods.
My daughter loves making anything to put in a frame.
What are your family’s favourite board game(s)/card game(s)?
My family absolutely love Uno and the board game Labyrinth.
What are your children’s favourite books?
The Gruffalo
Stick man
What toys would you recommend to other parents?
Puzzles … tricky ones
Has this website and community helped you?
I love how everyone has different ideas and has really inspired me and my family.
