| You are a great parent. Pail? Check. Lotion? | | | | with the kids while you get a tan). |
| Check. Designer tent/umbrella/cabana boy? Of, | | | | 10. Dig big holes and make huge forts. Make a |
| course. Oh. What are we supposed to do now? If | | | | palace for some very lucky barbies. |
| you're long on accessories but short on ideas, we | | | | 11. Make a nature jar. Put a layer of sand or grass |
| have a few activities for you to try. | | | | in first and then put larger things on top. With |
| 1. Buried treasure games. | | | | older children I would set out a mini scavenger |
| 2. Rubber duck races. | | | | hunt ( find 3 rocks, 5 leaves, 4 shells...) , toddlers |
| 3. Re-purpose I spy into "sea Life" and "Be Green" | | | | will have a blast just picking things up and popping |
| treasure hunt that helps clean up the beach. | | | | them in the jar. Pop the lid on and take the |
| 4. Take small baby food jars and let the kids | | | | nature home with you to recount your day later. |
| make their own little take home beach. | | | | Recounting an activity is a great thing to do with |
| 5. Make a mini-forest out of driftwood. | | | | your child, it is actually a very important skill and is |
| 6. Outline on paper different shapes of things they | | | | important for early literacy, so sit down even with |
| might find and have a scavenger hunt for the | | | | toddlers and pull out your jar and talk about what |
| shapes. | | | | you did at the beach. |
| 7. Find a tidal pool and do a biology lesson on | | | | 12. Bring some non-toxic paints, and create sea |
| crabs and fish (no cheating). | | | | monsters out of driftwood. Place your art |
| 8. Pick a shell color of the day and search for | | | | sculptures around the beach for others to |
| other shells that color. | | | | discover. |
| 9. Play Frisbee and fly a kite (hubby can fly a kite | | | | 13. Grab a Nature Bag and do some sleuthing! |