We live two minutes away from our local beach and lately we’ve been spending more time than usual there!
We don’t only go when the sun is shining though, we’ve been at night in the dark (with torches) and when it’s been raining (wearing wellies) and we’ve had fun every single time so I thought I’d share with you today our ultimate list of fun things to do at the beach.
Sunbathe
Bury someone in the sand
Paddle in the sea
Play Frisbee
Have a picnic
Play noughts and crosses in the sand
Have a sand sculpture competition – we try to make our own faces 😉
Take a sketch pad and pencil and just draw
Look for pretty shells to make your own little underwater jars.
Explore the rock pools
Play football
Make animal sculptures with the sand
Write messages in the sand
Surf
People watch
Take the water pistols and have a water fight – just refill as often as you like from the sea
Build a sandcastle
Take a camera and take photos – the beach is a brilliant place for photography.
Dig the deepest hole you can, for no reason at all.
Do Yoga (Miss Frugal does this)
Play Rounders
Learn to skim stones
Play musical chairs using towels instead of chairs
Have an ice cream
Make some sand art with shells and pebbles that you collect.
Play Pictionary in the sand
Toss a beach ball around – honestly my two could do this for hours
Have a beach themed scavenger hunt
Buy some badminton or tennis rackets from the pound shop and play
Play beach bullseye (just draw a target in the sand and throw stones shells to see who can get the most points)
Read a book you’ve been dying to read
Fly a kite – the beach is often the windiest place in town
Take a small paddling pool with you for the younger ones so they can play in the water near you.
Take some bubbles and blow them
Do cartwheels in the sand
Take a BBQ and roast marshmallows when it starts to cool down
Watch the sunset
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I like the idea of going to the beach in the dark with torches… how mysterious! Wish we lived near the beach! Cute dog too 😉
We live minutes from several beaches and spend a lot of time there! Great ideas, thank you. Kaz x
Oh, you are such a good mummy, doing all these lovely things with your children! We used to live close to the sea a few years back and we did some of these activities ourselves but i will try and remember your list next time we are at the beach this summer.xx
We all actually quite like the beach when it isn't too sunny as you can move about so much easier. The current current fabourite is buying each other! Mich x
I love this list and wish we lived closer to a beach!
That is really professional photography. You sure have captured the fun of the beach! X
Fab list. We love the beach too. It is where I feel most at home
So much to do at the beach, I can't wait to get there next week!x
Anything by the beach is fun and totally relaxing x
Fab ideas for beach fun – we actually go when the weather isn't great as its much quieter. Its so busy in the summer months here
I wish we lived closer to a beach – I hope we can finally make it somewhere sandy this summer 🙂
I so wish we lived near a beach, one of the drawbacks of living in the Midlands! I love your list, I certainly take it to the beach and do them all, in fact I've probably done most of them in my time 🙂
I am really envious of those who live near the beach! Our nearest one is over an hour away and usually only go once a year
We have a beach 2 minutes away too, and whilst my boys are still a bit little for some of these, I have some new ideas to keep us busy this summer!
I too love the beach what ever the weather.
What some great ideas and your right it doesn't have to be sunny. x
Love the pictures do like going to the beach with the kids as its so much fun.
I wish we lived near to the beach, we were made to! 🙂
Cass, you're lucky because of your location. It's so great that the beach is near from your house. Congrats! Nice location.