This maze was created to pay homage to the ocean as we all wrap up our summer. There’s nothing as fun as heading to the beach in the summer. I wanted to honor the incredible sea life that live in the depths of the sea.
The other reason that I chose to use turtles in this maze is because I am the unwitting owner of a turtle myself. My brother-in-law decided to give my eight year old son a Red Eared Slider as a birthday present last year.
The problem was that my brother-in-law didn’t do any research before buying the gift. We quickly realized there were multiple challenges with this aquatic turtle. The first issue is that you need one gallon of water per inch of turtle and the Red Ear Slider can grow up to 12 inches. Which would mean that I would need over 100 gallons of water to house this pet. The other issue is that the lifespan of this turtle is around 40 years. Which means my son would be 48 years old when his birthday present would die. Regardless, I’ll have to admit that I have grown quite fond of Tippy the Turtle and he inspired me to make this maze.
Below are one of the tests I created as I developed this maze as well as an image of the maze in process. The turtle maze created a new challenge. This is the first maze I created that involved an underwater component. I incorporated the “bubbles” into the water pattern to give the illusion of movement. The intention was to appear that the turtles were swimming through the current of the ocean. I was inspired by the East Australian Current scene in Finding Nemo.
If you are a game lover and are looking for something fun to do with your friends check out my review of the Hunt A Killer Murder Mystery game. My wife and I love shows like Dateline and 48 Hours and this was a really fun activity to do with friends. Here’s my review if you would like to check it out.
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I am going to download this for my granddaughter, she loves anything to do with art#alittlebitofeverything@_karendennis
Excellent. That’s so great to hear. I hope she enjoys them.
Thanks I hope she enjoys them.
These are so cool! Where on earth did you ever find these? Thanks so much for sharing!!! Boy, it sure is muggy mug today! eeeeeeeeeuuuuuu thanks for sharing that one too!!!! eeeeeeeeuuuuuuuuu Anyways, you have a great day my friend. For some reason i cannot wake up today yuk!!! Have a great day today! BIG HUGS!
Thanks. I create these each month. I draw them from pencil drawings and then fill in with markers
These are so cute! Love, love, love!
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Thanks so much. I’m glad you enjoyed them.
These are so cute! I pinned it. I found this post on Your Whims Wednesday. Thank you!
Thanks so much. I’m glad you enjoyed my mazes.
This is so lovely. Thank you for sharing. Blessings to you and yours!
Thanks for the kind words and I’m glad you enjoyed this maze.
Thanks so much for linking up your maze post at the #WednesdayAIMLinkParty 43. Shared.
Thanks.
Well, this is just in time! THANK YOU SO MUCH! My 12 yr. old grandson is coming on Saturday and they’re driving in from St. Peters, Missouri, and sitting in that car for 5 hrs. he’ll have something new to take home with him and do and be quiet for a while going home. I’ll be love points from my daughter for sure! hahahahaha I remember those when my children were little they loved them. Woo Hoo You are definitely a blessing!!! Thank you and have a great weekend yourself! HUGS
That’s wonderful to hear. I’d love to hear if they enjoyed them. Thanks so much for the kind words.
This is SO cool! What a fun activity! Thank you bunches for sharing!
Thanks. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Oh, how pretty. I love sea turtles. This looks like a fun one.
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Thanks. I’m glad you enjoyed this months maze
I didn’t know these things about turtles, but I sure love them.
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Your drawings are a-MAZE-ing. I love it that you focus your art on a specific thing, where as I’m all over the place! Lol. Thanks for linking up at the Little Cottage Link Party!
Thanks for the great feedback and the pun is appreciated. I do all kinds of other stuff day to day but I only post the mazes if it makes you feel better.
You are so talented! I love the maze! Thanks so much for sharing on Farm Fresh Tuesdays!
Thanks so much. I’m glad you enjoyed these