Summer is here and with it the opportunity to spend long days enjoying the outdoors. One of the favorite destinations during the summer holidays is usually the beach. Children love it and if you are lucky enough to be able to spend a few days on the coast, everyone will have a great time.
Of course, you must be prepared to keep the little ones entertained, because, although they love bathing and playing with the sand, they will probably want to change their activity. Therefore, today I bring you a selection of very fun activities for you to enjoy on the beach with your children. Are you ready to play?
Ideas to enjoy the beach with your children
The beach itself offers hours of fun just swimming, building sand castles or playing ball. But in addition to these activities, water and sand offer us many opportunities to play and have fun no need to spend money or buy anything special.
Treasure hunt
You can hide an object in the sand, between the rocks or anywhere you can think of and play to find it, following a series of clues. It is important that you define the area in which the object is to prevent children from getting lost, exposing themselves to any danger or disturbing other people.
Beach sports
Do not forget put some balls and paddles in your luggage. Playing a sport such as volleyball, playing paddle tennis or soccer, is even more fun when it is done on the beach. You can do it in the sand or in the water to be cooler.
Bury yourself in the sand
A classic that never fails. kids will love poking a huge hole, crawling inside and being buried with piles of sand leaving only his head out.
Pictionary in the sand
You can do drawings in the sand for the rest of the players to guess what it is about. Surely you have a super fun time in addition to being very creative.
Three in a row
Playing tic-tac-toe on the beach is very simple. You just have to draw the board in the sand and take stones or shells as tiles.
Play bowling
You don't have to go bowling to enjoy this fun game. You will only need to fill in some plastic bottles with sand, a ball and draw the track in the sand. For you guys go shooting and trying to knock down the pins.
Fill buckets of water with your hands
For this game we will need some cubes that we will place at a distance of three or four meters. The game is about catch water with your hands on the shore and run to the bucket to fill it.
Excursions to know the beach
Boat trips are organized on many beaches to see cetaceans and get to know nearby areas. But if you prefer to go on your own, a walk along the shore can be the most enriching. You can take the opportunity to talk to your children about marine and coastal ecosystems, teach them various types of shells, plants and, depending on the area, some animals. Some beaches are located in natural spaces with dunes, pine forests or cliffs where you can take walks or interpretive routes. Of course, try to alter the environment as little as possible by not collecting shells, algae or marine animals.
Build a tent
To make a makeshift camp You will only need a few sticks, towels, sarongs and anything you can think of to make your store more welcoming. Surely the little ones love having a beach shelter built by themselves.
Make sand sculptures
The sand gives a lot of play. You can let your imagination fly and create anything you can think of. You can even make a variant of the pictionary and try to guess what the other artists have sculpted about.
Play kitchen
The beach can be turned into a fancy restaurant. Surely with a few shells, seaweed, stones and sand, your children will surprise you with their wonderful culinary skills.
Make a water channel circuit
You can build on the shore and a canal circuit that fills up when the tide rises. At the end of the circuit you can build a pool that will fill with water to give you a good bath.
Explore the seabed
Do not forget to pack some diving goggles to explore the seabed. It is sure that for children it is an unforgettable experience to know the sea from within and enjoy watching fish swimming, small crabs, shells and seaweed.
See sunset on the beach
Sunsets are always beautiful, but on the beach they are even more so. Y what better way to end a wonderful family day out that watching the sun go down on the horizon?
I hope you liked these proposals to enjoy the beach with your children. Surely you can think of many more, you just have to let your imagination fly and enjoy family time.
Enjoy!