Beach magic in Wales

Had a lovely long weekend in Wales with "The Girls" and thought I would set myself a challenge to be as creative as possible with a bag of stones, shells and drift wood we collected on the beach...hear goes...

Firstly...

• Sorting....simple but very satisfying. Honey, my grand daughter loves sorting things and here is her lovely sorting pattern...she says it's a crocodile! Honey's sorting has progressed into transitional art.

 

 

• Using pebbles to count and order numbers

• Decorating stones, I use Sharpies they are amazing but be careful because 

they are permanent markers

 

• Investigating shells using a magnifying glass
• Turn pebbles into monsters with some goggly eyes and wool hair
• Shell rubbings and drawing round them
• Sea treasure bottles /jars



• Tuff spot with sea and sand exploration using the treasure from the beach, tactile fabrics and ribbons
• Blue spaghetti/sand play including the beach treasures
• Sand tray with drift wood
• Making pebble towers
• Play dough with pebbles, shells and feathers pressed in to make a picture /pattern
• Feather painting using the tip as a pen and the feathery surface as a brush