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Aydan Corkern
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By Aydan Corkern
Published on 9 October 2008
 
From entertainment to education to decorations, there are many ways seashells can be used.

There are so many different kinds of seashells that are all different shapes and sizes in the ocean. They are so neat to collect and put in your homes. You can put them in your bathroom, kitchen, living room, and your bedroom. You can make so many things out of them. It can be beautiful or different. People make dolls out of them, put them into a hanging plant holder, put them on a picture frame, or put them up on your walls. Little kids love to look at them and play with them. Seashells sometimes wash up on the shore, and they can also be in the seaweed deep into the sand. Most of the time the divers go out and look for them in the water. It could be by the shore or deep in the water of the ocean.

You can put eyes and a mouth on them and make them look funny or mad. Lots of people put a hat, legs, and arms on them. You would have to put super glue on the pieces because if you use anything else, it may not stick or it will be sitting for a long time to dry. Seashells are made up of sand and the pressure of the water. Little creatures live in them, and they make the shells their home. You need to make sure that there are no creatures in them. Seashells are rough and lots of them have spikes on them.

Did you know that some people in Hawaii actually make their rings out of seashells? Well, they do, and the rings are so beautiful. You just have to have one! When you pick up a seashell, you need to clean it with soap and water and then put them on a towel to dry. You must be very, very careful with them. You can get a boat and throw a net into the water to catch more of them. It is fast and easy.

You can put them into your fish tank at home to make it look better and to give the fishes more places to hide. Seashells are great for necklaces, bracelets, and ankle bracelets. They make you look cool, and it fits with all your clothes and your styles. You can do just about anything with seashells. You just have to get creative, or you can do a family project together.