No need to get sunburned or sand in places you don’t want! Bring the summer fun indoors with FULL paint splat beach day tutorial below! #gluedtomycraftsinspiresyou

Paint Splat Beach Day – Summer Kid Craft Tutorial

Hi friends! Welcome to another unique kid craft idea from Glued To My Crafts! Today we are creating PAINT SPLAT BEACH DAY SCENES with a few simple steps and supplies! It’s a first seen here idea and we hope you inspired to recreate it this afternoon!

To complete this paper beach day craft idea, you will need some cardstock paper, beach themed stickers and personal favorite brand of puffy paint. That’s it! Three simple materials that you can use to create “a sandy beach on paper” with just a matter of a drizzle of paint and a few embellishments!

This fast paced summer DIY is super simple, really inexpensive and “oh so fun” to spread some summer cheer in your home! All skill levels are welcomed here, so don’t delay – get the kids {and adults} involved in making some paper beach scenes today! Keep scrolling for more details on the how-to!

Happy crafting, my friends!!! Don’t forget to share pictures of your paint splat beach creations, on our Facebook page wall, so we can admire your wonderful artwork from a far! I can’t wait to see how you decorate your beach on paper! #gluedtomycrafts

PAIR YOUR BEACH CRAFT IDEA WITH —> Painted Footprints in the Sand – Keepsake Idea

THE CRAFT SUPPLIES:

To recreate this Mixed Media Paint Splat Beach Day Scene, I used white cardstock, my trusty & favorite Tulip Puffy Paint {in gold and brown, various scraps of scrapbook paper, scissors, a glue stick and some ocean themed stickers.

You can of course, substitute and swap things out as you please!

THE DIRECTIONS:

First things first – the basic foundation of this craft was taking my white cardstock and some simple gold/brown Puffy Paint {affiliate link} to make the “sand” on the bottom of the paper. This, I believe, really sets the scene. {Although I believe wholeheartedly in the Tulip brand, you can also use other craft paint for this DIY. And if the paint splat step is too much for you, skip my suggested step and instead draw on wavy lines with some basic brown/tan crayons instead!}

So… making the puffy beach sand scene. Just fold your white cardstock in half, open back up and squirt a few lines of gold and brown paint squiggles with ON ONE SIDE, ONE CORNER OF THE PAPER before closing up the cardstock again.

Once the paper is closed for the second time, gently take your hand and “caress” the paint around inside, so it makes a fun symmetrical “sand” print design on both sides of the paper {keep in mind – paint might ooze from the sides of the cardstock, so be sure to work in an area that can get dirty!}

Now you are ready to open it back up and see the BEGINNING of what your beachy day scene will be. From there you decorate it with your various mixed media materials {like cardstock, scrapbook paper, stickers etc}

So start off by creating an umbrella for your scene. Just cut a half circle for the top and then a thin rectangle/stick for the bottom. Glue those to your piece. With the remaining paper, add a rectangle blanket as well.

Once finished, add any other embellishments you like {don’t forget a sun in the corner and those beach themed stickers!} Then set aside to let it dry completely, before displaying proudly! And of course – repeat as many times as you like! No two pieces will be the same and I think that’s what makes it even more fun!

If you loved today’s paint splat beach day craft, be sure to also head on over to my blog post titled Mixed Media Jellyfish post and follow the full tutorial from there as well. It’s just like today’s summer themed post but we changed it up for an ocean theme instead!