Save your seashells you collect at the beach, and turn them into your own Crab Seashell Craft! Collect all kinds of shells in all different shapes and sizes and make as many pet crabs as you’d like!
What You’ll Need to Make Your Own Crab Seashell Craft
Step 1
Paint your seashell with red paint and then set aside to dry.
Step 2
Take your pipe cleaner and cut it into 10 pieces. Cut 8 short pieces and 2 long pieces. The 2 long pieces will turn into the crab’s claws.
Step 3
Flip over your seashell and line up your crab’s legs and claws. There should be 4 short pipe cleaners on both sides and the 2 long ones should be in the front for the claws.
Step 4
Hot glue all of the legs and the two claws onto the back of the seashell.
Step 5
Flip over your crab once the hot glue has dried. Take the two claws and roll them into a spiral to make the shape of the claws. Bend each leg so they’re facing towards the back of the crab.
Step 6
Hot glue on your pet crabs’ googly eyes.
Now your adorable pet crab is finished and you can make more so he can have some friends!
Watch Jenny Make Her Crab Seashell Craft
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Written By Jenny Bollet
Jenny is from Long Island, NY. She’s a creative arts teacher for the deafblind at The Helen Keller National Center. She went to the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC to achieve her degree in art studio and psychology. She teaches adaptive techniques in all mediums of art (sculpture, ceramics, painting, mosaics, pottery, macrame, drawing, and multimedia) to individuals who are deafblind so they can continue their creativity. In her spare time, she loves to continue to do all mediums of art and will start her masters degree in art studio starting Fall 2019.
