Magnetic Seashells

Your kids will have fun making magnetic seashells with this arts & crafts activity.

Updated: December 1, 2022

Magnetic Seashells

An Imagination Station Activity
Age: 3 and up
Time: 20 minutes
Type of Activity: Arts and crafts

When you take your kids to the beach this summer, have them bring home some seashells for this fun activity! Magnetic seashells will hold up just about anything on your refrigerator -- especially those crazy pictures of you and your kids at the beach!

Materials needed:

Seashells

Small dried or silk flowers

Magnetic strips

Low temperature glue gun

What to do:

Step One In the opening of the seashells, let your child arrange the flowers however she likes.

Step Two Using the glue gun, carefully secure the flowers in the shell.

Step Three Cut the magnetic strip to fit the back of the seashell.

Step Four Glue the magnetic strip on the back of the seashell.

Step Five Let the glue dry

Now your child has created beautiful seashell magnets that will remind you of sunny days by the seashore all year long!