30 Ocean Wisdom Motivational Quotes (Printable Wall Art)

Ocean Sea Sayings Wisdom Puns Signs Bulletin Board Digital Download

It should be no surprise that we love a good ocean pun, especially when its inspirational. 😄

A big part of our “porpoise” here is to inspire ocean love in kids, and well, everyone! So today we’re bringing ocean love to your home or classroom through inspirational art in our new printable signs.

I originally created these to bring a smile + inspire students in my marine biology classroom, and have updated them over the years. They’ve been such a hit (they seriously bring smiles to all ages), and am happy to say that they’re now available in our online shop!

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Ocean Wisdom Sayings Signs Digital Download

$8.00 – $20.00

These are so versatile! They’re sized to be printed on 8.5″ x 11″ paper or card stock, so you can hang several on a wall or choose one or a few to highlight on a table or shelf.

Get several matching frames if you’re hanging them at home, but the “frame” in the design works for hanging them by themselves in the classroom. (The gray wood “frame” is a part of the printable.) They’d make an adorable decoration for a nursery or kid’s room!

In an ocean-themed classroom or workspace you can hang them on the wall or bulletin board, or frame one and keep it at your desk.

These are a great way to infuse a splash of fun & learning for kids too, and allow for a chance to talk about the different creatures that make an appearance. Kids love play-on-words, and even if they groan (ahem – my high school students!), that means they paid attention!

We’ve got plenty to choose from to be able to cover a large area, or you can rotate them:

Set 1:

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Live With Porpoise
Keep Swimming (shark – many sharks but not all, have to keep swimming in order to breathe)
Reach for the Stars (starfish)
Don’t Be Crabby
Sea Life’s Beauty (sea horse)
Come Out of Your Shell (sea turtle – although the shell is attached!)
Refuse to Sink
Be Unique (narwhal, unicorn of the sea)
Make a Splash
+ one bonus

Set 2:

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Take Time to Coast
Surf Life’s Waves
Be Deep (submarine)
Seas Every Opportunity
Adapt to Changing Tides (heron)
Avoid Pier Pressure
Don’t be Shellfish (shrimp & scallop)
Happiness Comes in Waves
Be Shore of Yourself
+ one bonus

Set 3:

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Lend a Flipper (dolphin)
Let Your Dreams Set Sail
Seas the Day
All Are Whalecome (humpback whale)
Dive Into Life (scuba diver)
ThINK Positive Thoughts (octopus)
Shell-ebrate the Good
Make Waves of Positivity
Stay Anchored
+ one bonus

Complete Set:

Love them all or can’t decide? Get ’em all for a steal.

If you have a large bulletin board, want to fill a wall, or want to rotate them, you’ll be all set.

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Includes all 27 + 3 bonuses

Looking for a free set? Our original ones that I created for my classroom to print on transparencies are below:

This post has its roots with our Ocean Wisdom bulletin board that we created for the classroom, where we printed them on overhead transparencies and layered them over a beachy wood background:

My students loved it, and so did anyone who came to visit! The beachy vibes give it a relaxed feel, and it always seemed to bring a smile or a chuckle.

(If you want the older version from the bulletin board above, head on over to our 3 DIY Crafts for an Ocean-Themed Classroom post.)