Seashell Chimes

Off to the beach to look for Sea Treasures.

Inspired by Pinkandgreenmama 's seashell mobile

we collected a big bag of seashells.

However, 3 year olds do not have a filter so he picked up each shell he could see!

And this one, and this one and this one...

When we got home, Big Seed cleaned each one with a toothbrush

and was fully engrossed for 30 minutes!

He naturally sorted them as he went along.

Oh yes, and washed the pine cones he found too!

We only found 5 shells with holes in...

so I had to get out the power drill and make holes in the rest.

You wouldn't believe how tough some shells are..I needed a masonry bit!

Tied them up with rainbow wool to a sturdy piece of branch which was going to be firewood.

This is the one made for the garden. Looks prettier in real life.

I wanted to tie it to our tree but our branches were not co-operating...

So I tied it to our greenhouse to keep the birds away from our blueberries.

Mobile/windchime/scarecrow all in one.

This is the one for Big Seed's bedroom tied to a nice piece of driftwood.

Now what to do with the 200 shells leftover?

We made crayon rubbings and made imprints in playdough.

Now where can I find a nice glass jar to store some of the rest?