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    Design Dazzle » Kids » Summer Camp/Crafts

    Published: Jul 1, 2015 · Modified: Jul 31, 2020 by Toni Roberts · This post may contain affiliate links · 2 Comments

    Painted driftwood beach treasure

    Holy Craft - guest blogger at Design Dazzle Summer Camp

    We live just minutes from the beaches of the Puget Sound in the Pacific Northwest. As an Indiana girl that’s been transplanted, I can’t get enough of the beach, but our beaches are just a little bit different than some. We have an abundance of rocks and driftwood at our beaches. Which means on our beach combing, we usually pick up sand dollars and shells but also cool pieces of driftwood and uniquely shaped rocks.

    I’m always wondering what to do with all of our beach treasures, and perhaps you are too. Or maybe you are visiting the beach this summer and want to create a treasure from your time there, either way, this easy painted driftwood is a fun summer camp activity for kids of all ages!

    driftwood final image

    Start by picking out your favorite pieces of driftwood. One of my kiddos gravitates to the smooth round pieces, another goes for the rough thick pieces.

    driftwood

    Pick out your paint colors and start painting! I did one color at a time. You really can’t mess it up!

     

    painting driftwood

     

    Once the wood was dry {it doesn’t take long!} I let my kids go to town with sharpies. They drew all kinds of designs and markings on their driftwood and had their best time!

    tribal driftwood

    Your new painted driftwood makes a fun keepsake from your trip to the beach.

    tribal marking

    I’ve made a few other driftwood crafts on my blog. You can find the full tutorials for them here.

    driftwood and twine

    I would love for you to come visit me on my blog Holy Craft! Grab a cup of coffee {it’s what we do in Seattle!} and drop on by! You can also find me on instagram, pinterest, facebook, google +  and twitter.

     



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    I can’t wait to go on vacation and pick up driftwood! Thanks for sharing, Rachel!
    Want to see more summertime fun ideas? Check out the Summer Camp Archives!

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    1. Salma says

      July 18, 2015 at 7:11 pm

      I like making this experiment

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      • Toni - Design Dazzle says

        July 21, 2015 at 7:53 pm

        So glad Salma!

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