Ocean Crafts: A Sea of Fun Ideas for Any Age!

Using a mermaid scale stencil makes this an easy painting project! Perfect for a girl's room or displaying beach photos.

Sarah made these charming sailboats using upcycled weaving shuttles as a base. Unlike other sailboats, these stay upright on their own!

Use a gorgeous piece of driftwood to create a unique jewelry hanger. It looks great on the wall whether you have jewelry on it or not, and it’s easy to make!

If you want something a little special for summer, what a perfect time to accessorize your hair with some DIY hair accessories using seashells and starfish!

Find out how to turn found shells and tealight candles into these adorable seashell candles!

Create a unique nautical flag sign that says “Home” using the nautical alphabet and bold tape! This is an easy craft and makes great decor or a gift.

Learn how to tie your own fishnet around a mason jar. This would be perfect in a beach themed room!

This heart art piece can be created by starting with the shape and puzzling your way to fill it in with driftwood!

Use found seashells as stamps to turn plain dish towels into amazing towels for your beach-themed kitchen!

Learn how to drill a hole in a shell so you can make seashell jewelry! After you drill the hole, let your imagination run wild with fun ideas.

Learn how to make ocean resin art for beginners! Even if you don’t have experience you can make this beach resin art for your home.

Create the prettiest personalized nautical wall art using faux burlap – made with a cool Duck Tape print! This project couldn’t be any easier.

When you're on your next beach vacation, collect a bit of sand and some shells to make these awesome candles. You'll use clear gel wax so it looks like everything is under water!

I would never consider putting succulents in a seashell—until I saw this post! The two combine quite nicely and are perfect for beachy or ocean themed decor.

Make a fun whale phone holder out of air dry clay. This simple craft is great fun and you can keep it forever to prop up your phone! You could make these phone holders as DIY gifts to give to friends and loved ones.

Add a battery operated candle and crushed sea shells to this rope-wrapped candle holder for a beachy vibe in your dining room! This looks great on a sideboard too.

Make your own funky summer bangle bracelets using found shells, coral, and resin. Stacey didn't set out to make these, but it was definitely a great change in plans—I love that!

Get four unique Easter egg decorating ideas for kids: silly monsters, sparkling geodes, baby fruits and veggies, and these sweet sea creatures!

Find out how 3D images can be created while learning about the ocean with this fun ocean craft!

Such a delightful whale blowing out water made of pipe cleaners! This would be a fun craft any time of year.

Make an underwater scene using basic shapes cut out of construction paper! This is an awesome idea for younger kids.

Use air-dry clay, shells, and paint to make these cute seashell creatures. This is a fun craft for after a beach vacation! Make fun creatures to go with shells you've collected.

Ever imagine swimming with the sharks (the friendly ones of course)? Create a sun catcher porthole to watch sharks through! Great idea for imaginative play.

With easy-to-follow instructions, a free template, and a video tutorial, you can transform ordinary paper plates into adorable walruses in no time.

Kids will love using salt, glue, and watercolors to create some colorful ocean art. They can make the shapes of any underwater creatures they like.

Kids will feel like they are under the ocean when you make and hang these puffer fish from the ceiling. Great decoration idea for a kid's party!

You'll never want to use a plain old pencil again once you've added these creatures to your writing implements!

Enjoy some pistachios while reading The Brave Little Turtle and then you can use the pista shells to make these turtles!

Animal lovers, you’re going to love these 60+ perler bead patterns! These animal perler beads include mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and more!

Hop on the rock painting trend and have some toothy fun with these painted rocks. These shark rocks look perfect planted in the sand.

Make a super fun crab with a seashell, googly eyes, and pipe cleaners! You can make them whatever fun colors you like.

Turn shells and kitchen sponges into a beautiful underwater scene! Each one will be a unique piece of art.

Buy an extra apple at the store to make this crab craft. You'll cut the apple to use it as a stamp!