Use big shells for soap dishes. Paint them bright colors and put potpourri in them. Capture the beach in a jar with a screw-on lid. Bring home some sand and little shells, pebbles, and pieces of coral. Water Fun Water on a hot day provides lots of fun.
Players sit in a circle with an empty plastic bottle in the center.
One person spins the bottle and everyone waits to see who it will point to when it stops. Of course, running through the sprinkler is always fun. Give all the kids clues or a treasure map to help find the location. Foam burger boxes made a fun treasure chest craft, which they decorated and filled with goodies. For a fun craft, cut out popular cereal box fronts like a puzzle and have each child assemble one.