Beach Door Hanger Craft

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Beach Door Hanger Craft

Check out this fun beach craft. This beach door hanger makes for a great kids summer craft. This isn't for young kids, but slightly older kids will enjoy painting the various pieces and putting it together for the finished product. When complete, kids can hang it on the front door or their bedroom door and celebrate the fun of the summer season!

What you'll need:

Wooden rectangle - sold at any craft store
Unpainted wooden palm tree and crab - sold at any craft store
White glue that dries clear (elmers will work fine)
2 disposable foam paint brushes
Glitter
Sand
Paint - red, white, black, green, blue, brown and tan
Small seashells
String and tape
Regular paint brushes
Hot glue gun and glue (adults only)

How to make your foam beach door hanger:

Attach string to back of wooden rectangle with tape
Paint bottom half of sign tan for beach (2 coats to cover)
Paint top half of sign blue for ocean (2 coats to cover)
When paint is dry, mix white glue with a little bit of tan paint and use disposable brush to paint over the tan paint on the sign
Sprinkle sand on to the glue mixture - shake off any extra - let dry
Mix white glue with a little bit of water to thin it out - paint that over the blue part of the sign
Sprinkle glitter over the blue part and shake off any extra - let dry
Paint the crab red with white eyes and black dot for pupil
Paint the palm tree green and brown (add coconut for fun)
After crab and palm tree are dry, glue them to the sign
Add the seashells to the sign by attaching with hot glue
Hang on door and enjoy