#208: Bury Your Legs in the Sand

Sand, sand, glorious sand!



Sit down and bury your legs in the sand.


Make this a family activity: bury your mom's legs, your dad's legs, your brother's legs, your sister's legs, the dog's legs...

This activity promotes tactile awareness and well as engineering skills.

#204: Write in the Sand

Write and draw in the wet, packed sand along the shore. If there are waves, can you write your name before the wave washes it away? How much of the alphabet can you write out before the waves get it?




Make this a family activity: See who can write the most of the alphabet before the waves wash it away.

This activity promotes writing skills.

#165: Build a Sandcastle

Build a sandcastle. To build a sandcastle, you will need damp sand that can be packed into a container or can be shaped by hand into different castle parts.



Hint: Shells, grass, sticks and leaves can be used to decorate your sandcastle.


Make this a family activity: Have the whole family work together to build the castle.

This activity promotes planning and designing.

#92: Play in a Sandbox

What can you make in a sandbox?

Mud? Castles? Roads? Towns?

Have fun!




This activity promotes creativity.

#21: Make a Sand Angel

A what?

You heard right!

Yesterday it was make a snow angel but not everyone lives where there is snow...so make a sand angel! (If you have sand.)



To make a sand angel, prepare to get a bit sandy! Lie on your back and swing your arms up and down by your sides. Do the same movement with your legs. Stand up and there it is, your very own sand angel.

You can do this on the beach or in your sand box.

Have fun!


This activity promotes thinking outside the box. Creative ingenuity!