Day 2- A few ideas for the "shell-shocked"

Ok, ok, I know major cornball factor with the name, but I love "dad" style jokes and puns. So strap in, if you are going to be reading this blog often get ready for a bunch of them.

Today's idea is about my favorite thing to do outside, collecting shells!! My happy place is the beach, the feeling of my toes in the sand just resets everything for me!  I know most places are on "lockdown" and we should all be practicing social distancing, so use your discretion with the outdoors part of this post.  I also know getting to the beach might not be feasible for everyone, depending on where you live and whether they are open (my favorite beach is closed until further notice starting today.... insert ugly cry here). 

So.... Today has another printable!! It's an informative coloring page... I may have had a little too much fun researching and drawing this one.  The shells listed are common on the east coast of the US, so I'm not sure if you can find them out west.  Now while I had the idea that this boredom buster could take a little more time, have more than one step and get some of us a little fresh air, I know that can't happen everywhere. And as always use your discretion!!!

Here are the grand steps I had in my head when I was working this out....

1. Go to the beach, breathe in the fresh air (far away from everyone else), take a walk, soak up mother nature and the sun.

2.  Collect shells, a good variety if you can.  Make sure you WASH YOUR HANDS!! If you find any that are still homes or alive, leave them there, take a picture!!

3. Go home after enjoying your time, WASH the shells you have collected and your hands.

4. Take the printable and sort your shells, coloring the ones you have found, kind of like a checklist (my littlest is obsessed with checklists and collecting things).

Alternatives things to do today...

1. Print the page, have fun coloring, learn different shell types!

2. Sort shells you have previously collected  (or bought, no judgments here). I know I have a ton of shells to go through from all my previous beach ventures.

Here is the PDF Printable Download  Shells

If you want to make your coloring more realistic, I used iloveshelling.com for the inspiration for the types of shells, they have fun color pictures and more types of shells, I left off the more "exotic" hard to find ones.

As always, please feel free to share this, just please don't claim the artwork as your own (claim the coloring).  I'd love to see finished pieces (and your shells too!)  You can find me across platforms @craftlovefashion