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There are lots of beautiful shells on the beaches of northwest, Florida. A good place to find shells is at the "trash line." This is the high-tide line where seaweed and shells collect. SHELLING RESTRICTIONS 1. The state of Florida has different laws about what kind of shells, and how many shells you can take. When visiting parks or beaches, always check information or visitors centers before going shelling. 2. Most areas restrict taking "live shells" to two of each kind per day. Live shells have creatures inside or are actually live creatures, like starfish, sand dollars, urchins and snails. It's really a lot more fun (and a LOT less smelly) to only take empty, non-living shells. 3. It's also a good idea to take only a few special shells from the beach. The shells will mean more to you, and there will be more shells for everyone! HOW TO CLEAN SHELLS
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Clean dirty shells with an old toothbrush and water.
2. A little bit of baby oil can help make shells shiny. 3. For sand dollars, a little bit of bleach mixed with water can help clean the shells. Get a grown-up to help mix the water and bleach (no more than a 50/50 mix or you'll disolve the shells!) and soak the sand dollars for a few hours. Then dry the shells in the sun for a few days. Sand dollars will harden with time! I
FOUND SOME SHELLS, NOW WHAT?
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Visit the beach craft page
for some crafts using shells. 2. Make a display box for your shells from an egg carton, or a shoebox or a shoebox lid. Label each shell with its name and where you found it. 3. Go to a museum or nature center that has a shell collection and see the wide variety of shells and how they display them. 4. Visit your library and borrow a shell book. Pick one shell that you found and try to find the same kind in the book. What is the shell's name? How big does it get? Did an animal live in or make the shell? |
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