Dora July 4th Seashell Frame

Celebrate the USA with shells you paint to make a memory frame!

Catch Dora every day on Nick & Nick Jr.

The best gifts are handmade. Make this craft together and give it as a gift to a parent, grandparent, or your child's classmates.

You'll need to allow extra time for glue or paint to dry.

Count with us skills include: numbers, counting, measurement, math terms (more than, less than, circle) and math concepts (comparisons, shapes, patterns).

Share & Care skills are part of social-emotional learning and include: building self-esteem, cooperating, empathizing with others, and identifying feelings.

Create with us skills involve self-expression, experimentation, and imagination through visual arts (like painting and sculpting), dramatic play, cooking, and dance.

Ages: 2-5

Materials

Wide-framed photo frame
Seashells with flat backs
Acrylic craft paint in red, white, and blue
Glitter (OPTIONAL)
Craft glue
Printable Dora insert
A favorite Fourth of July photograph

Directions

Step 1
With the craft paint, paint seashells white, red, and blue.
Step 2 (OPTIONAL)
As the paint dries, sprinkle glitter over the shells.
Step 3
Print the image of Dora and/or other characters and cut them out. Set aside.
Step 4
Glue the shells to the frame with clear craft glue. Let dry.
Step 5
Insert the Dora image into the frame, and then add your photo behind it.

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