{"id":58425,"date":"2022-08-13T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-13T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/?p=58425"},"modified":"2025-06-08T04:20:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T09:20:18","slug":"shell-cookie-cutter-watercolor-painting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/shell-cookie-cutter-watercolor-painting\/","title":{"rendered":"Shell Cookie Cutter Watercolor Painting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The beach is a favorite theme for us before back to school. And shells are so much fun to gather and collect.<\/p>\n<p>This simple and easy to do shell painting with cookie cutters is super fun.<\/p>\n<p>Kids can be creative and have loads of fun painting shells in their own unique way. This is a great painting craft that multiple ages can do.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/8-2022\/shell-cookie-cutter-painting.jpg\" alt=\"Shell Cookie Cutter Watercolor Painting for a fun beach painting theme for kids. With cookie cutters to make a fun and creative painting of shells - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Shell Cookie Cutter Watercolor Painting is a great addition to the <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/ocean-beaches-activities-printables-on-3-dinosaurs\/\">beach crafts<\/a> and <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/art-projects-cookie-cutters\/\">cookie cutter crafts<\/a> on the site.<\/p>\n<p><em>We have included links to some of the products and resources we have used with this activity. If you purchase via the links we may earn a <a href=\"\/page\/privacy-policy\">small commission<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>What is Cookie Cutter Painting?<\/h2>\n<p>Cookie cutter painting is where you use a cookie cutter and paint inside the cookie cutter or use the cookie cutter to stamp paints on the page.<\/p>\n<h2>Shell Cookie Cutter Watercolor Painting<\/h2>\n<p>For this shell cookie cutter painting, we painted inside the cookie cutters with watercolors. We use two different shell cookie cutters for the painting.<\/p>\n<h2>Shell Book to Read with the Shell Painting<\/h2>\n<p>A fun book about shells is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Seashells-More-Than-Melissa-Stewart\/dp\/1623541735?&#038;linkCode=ll1&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=ab871d17696ce47cf1efec425acc23ed&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Seashells: More Than a Home<\/a>. This is a fun look at how shells are used all over!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Seashells-More-Than-Melissa-Stewart\/dp\/1623541735?&#038;linkCode=ll1&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=ab871d17696ce47cf1efec425acc23ed&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/sea-shells-more-than-a-home-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"Seashells: More Than a Home\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-76094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/sea-shells-more-than-a-home-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/sea-shells-more-than-a-home-1024x791.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/sea-shells-more-than-a-home-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/sea-shells-more-than-a-home-640x495.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/sea-shells-more-than-a-home.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>What we used to make the Shell Cookie Cutter Watercolor Painting<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/AROIC-Watercolor-Different-Beginners-Children\/dp\/B08C7XF63J?th=1&#038;linkCode=ll1&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=ca5c6c8c2e392b90d0dbf9b125d821f6&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\">watercolors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Canson-Watercolor-Cover-Sheets-White\/dp\/B09NQY86G1?th=1&#038;linkCode=ll1&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=1bc0a6942646d1a966ef39a92d605b17&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\">watercolor paper<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ann-Clark-Cookie-Cutters-Starfish\/dp\/B01H7L897A?&#038;linkCode=ll1&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=3c9bac0740a4e97ae304fa3cf811628f&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">shell cookie cutters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\"href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Professional-Artist-Paint-Brush-Professionals\/dp\/B0868QQ1X6?crid=KB2PDEKLWYEV&#038;keywords=paint+brush&#038;qid=1652173092&#038;sprefix=paint+brush%2Caps%2C124&#038;sr=8-21&#038;linkCode=ll1&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=df469465250319d4bc7182238105a773&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\">large paint brush<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/8-2022\/shell-cookie-cutter-painting1.jpg\" alt=\"Shell Cookie Cutter Watercolor Painting for a fun beach painting theme for kids. With cookie cutters to make a fun and creative painting of shells - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>How we made the Shell Cookie Cutter Watercolor Painting<\/h2>\n<p>You are going to see the steps below we used to make the shell cookie cutter painting. And this is super fun to do!<\/p>\n<h3>Step 1: Place Cookie Cutter on Paper<\/h3>\n<p>You place the shell on the watercolor paper. You want to hold on the sides or the top of the shell cookie cutter. <\/p>\n<p>We use watercolor paper because it holds up a lot better than other paper.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/8-2022\/shell-cookie-cutter-painting2.jpg\" alt=\"Shell Cookie Cutter Watercolor Painting for a fun beach painting theme for kids. With cookie cutters to make a fun and creative painting of shells - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><\/div>\n<h3>Step 2: Paint Inside the Shell Cookie Cutter<\/h3>\n<p>As you paint inside the shell cookie cutter, you want to make sure you hold the cookie cutter as much as possible. It might be easier to do this from the top for some kids or the side for others.<\/p>\n<p>You want to fill in the whole shape of the cookie cutter. We have found that larger paint brushes help make the painting go faster.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/8-2022\/shell-cookie-cutter-painting3.jpg\" alt=\"Shell Cookie Cutter Watercolor Painting for a fun beach painting theme for kids. With cookie cutters to make a fun and creative painting of shells - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><\/div>\n<h3>Step 3: Pick up the Shell Cookie Cutter<\/h3>\n<p>After you have finished painting inside the shell, lift it up and see the shell you painted.<\/p>\n<p>For younger kids, they can just leave it as it is. <\/p>\n<p>For older kids, you can tell them about filling in areas you missed or adding more details.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/8-2022\/shell-cookie-cutter-painting4.jpg\" alt=\"Shell Cookie Cutter Watercolor Painting for a fun beach painting theme for kids. With cookie cutters to make a fun and creative painting of shells - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><\/div>\n<h3>Step 4: Repeat the Steps Above<\/h3>\n<p>Once you have the shell painted, move on to the next shell. This is fun to see the colors and directions they paint the shells. This is their art project, and let them paint it the way they want!<\/p>\n<p>This is their art project and not what you suggest to paint.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/8-2022\/shell-cookie-cutter-painting5.jpg\" alt=\"Shell Cookie Cutter Watercolor Painting for a fun beach painting theme for kids. With cookie cutters to make a fun and creative painting of shells - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><\/div>\n<h2>Final look at our Shell Cookie Cutter Watercolor Painting<\/h2>\n<p><div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/8-2022\/shell-cookie-cutter-painting7.jpg\" alt=\"Shell Cookie Cutter Watercolor Painting for a fun beach painting theme for kids. With cookie cutters to make a fun and creative painting of shells - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/8-2022\/shell-cookie-cutter-painting6.jpg\" alt=\"Shell Cookie Cutter Watercolor Painting for a fun beach painting theme for kids. With cookie cutters to make a fun and creative painting of shells - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h2>More Beach Crafts &#038; Activities<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/beach-wreath-craft-for-kids\/\">Beach Wreath Craft for Kids<\/a> is a fun wreath with shells around it for a fun beach theme that kids will love to make.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/beach-watercolor-and-q-tip-shell-painting\">Beach Watercolor and Q-Tip Shell Painting<\/a> is a fun cookie cutter painting with watercolors and q-tips! You can do this craft at the level of your kids and still have fun.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/shell-and-water-sensory-bin\/\">Shell and Water Bead Sensory Bin<\/a> is loads of fun to find shells. This is sensory bin only has two parts the water beads and the shells and that makes it simple to use.<\/p>\n<p>Look for shell and beach animals in this <a href=\"\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/beach-sensory-bin\/\">Beach Sensory Bin<\/a>. This sensory bin has crabs, kinetic sand and shells for the bin. Super easy to use plus can bet set up in no time to use with preschool age kids.<\/p>\n<p><A href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/easy-sensory-play-shell-and-rice-sensory-bin\/\">Shell and Rice Sensory Bin<\/a> is a simple to set up sensory bin for kids to play in. You just have shells and rice for the bin. It is a great beach sensory bin theme for kids.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/beach-kinetic-sand-shell-sensory-bin\/\">Beach Kinetic Sand &#038; Shell Sensory Bin<\/a> is a fun sensory bin with kinetic sand and acrylic shells for kids to play in. It is super easy to use up and a great beach theme that can be done at any time of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Check out all the fun <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/ocean-beaches-activities-printables-on-3-dinosaurs\/\">Ocean &#038; Beach Activities &#038; Printables <\/a> on 3 Dinosaurs.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/ocean-beaches-activities-printables-on-3-dinosaurs\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/6-2025\/ocean-beach-printables-activities-2025.jpg\" alt=\"Ocean &#038; Beach Activities &#038; Printables - 3Dinosaurs.com\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Cassie &#8211; 3Dinosaurs.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The beach is a favorite theme for us before back to school. 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