Seaside sand pictures
Draw in wet sand with a stick and decorate with shells.
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Sandcastle kingdom
A castle fit for a crab king! Build sandcastles and decorate them with seaside treasures.
*Illustrative age guidance. Your child's development and circumstances matter more than a number.
A tiny plan for your day
Estimated time: 3 min to choose a spot · 24 min to build · 3 min to tidy. It's fine to stop early.
Before you start
What you’ll need
- A bucket and spade
- Damp sand
- Shells, seaweed, feathers and pebbles to decorate
Let's begin
Five simple steps
That's the whole activity. Tick each step off as you go, and stop whenever you like.
Fill the bucket with damp sand and pat it down.
Flip it over, tap the top and lift. A tower!
Make more towers and join them into a kingdom.
Try drip castles: drizzle very wet sand to make spiky towers.
Decorate with shells, seaweed flags and pebble doors.
All done!
That's every step. However it went, you made a little moment together.
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