Beach
in a Box
The minute conflict
erupts in my house, I quickly suggest an art project or activity to distract…
My 9 year
old came up with the idea of using old shoeboxes to create a beach in a box…
“we can take summer and the beach with us everyday and I can show & share
about my summer!”
My 6 years
olds agreed, as this was a great Polly Pocket backdrop….
My girls gathered
shells & sand from our summer beach adventures, along with pipe cleaners,
fabric, paint, glitter, pom poms…miscellaneous odds and ends and went to town…
Tiny fingers
swirled together sand, glitter & glue to create a sandy multi-colored ocean
floor. Dark blues and purples are painted on the inside panels of the box for
the water, sea glass is glued together in groups to create hiding places for
magical ocean creatures, hammocks made of fabric scraps are held up by wooden
sticks on either side…umbrellas and beach chairs sit in the sand…possibilities
are endless.
