Winter Homeschooling: Look to the Sea 17 Hands-on Activities

For winter homeschooling, I have  some sweet ocean themed hands-on activities to go along with those freebies. Also, look at my page Winter Season Unit Study Free Lapbook & Hands-On Ideas for more ideas during the winter.

And look at my Oceans Unit Study and Lapbook for more ocean themed ideas.

Looking to the ocean for craft ideas during the winter months can bring a refreshing sense of wonder into your routine.

Even if you live miles from the coast, the sea offers an endless well of inspiration—full of color, texture, mystery, and life.

For example, questions like what kinds of creatures live in the deep, how do coral reefs form, and why are some fish brightly colored while others blend in.

Ocean-themed crafts naturally spark curiosity.

HANDS-ON WINTER HOMESCHOOLING

1. Glass Sea Bottle or you could use plastic. Gorgeous, easy and creative. (via Etsy)

2. Make Ocean Colored Soap Cubes using Ice Trays.

3. Easy Swimming Sock Fish. (via Parents)

4. Ocean Diorama. (via Martha Stewart)

5. Under the Sea Snow Globe (from baby food jars) (via Chickabug)

6. Make an ocean bottle (pic via Lilla A)

7. Write a message in a bottle.

8. Easy Diorama with paper plates (via Make and Takes)

9. Make a sea glass bracelet (pic via Martha Stewart)

10. Shells on a Wooden Letter (via Beach Comber).

11. Printable Ocean Diorama (pic via Holiday Kids Craft) Sometimes you got a kid that doesn’t want to color. I understand.

12. Ocean Playdough (via Kids Activities Blog).

13. Make edible geography sea levels.

14. Make your own Jellyfish Lights (via Kids Activities Blog)

15. Handmade Boat (via Minieco.Co.Uk)

15. Edible ocean layers.

17. Good Ol’ Southern Louisiana Gumbo. You know, made the right way with a roux (Via Louisiana Cooking)

Too, the ocean is full of vibrant blues, greens, corals, and shimmering silvers.

Incorporating these hues into crafts can lift moods and re-energize both kids and parents.