Beach plans to do with children

A little sand between your fingers always removes evils

Marchall Crawford

Although there are tastes and landscapes for all colors , for most children the beach is synonymous with happiness. Enchanted by the sea, the diversity of marine life, the hundreds of possible games, the endless afternoon, the sunset, a delicious homemade ice cream or the magic of the waves, the little ones will have a whole world of possibilities in front of them in the beach.

At Cucamenta we not only have the most careful selection of beach toys for your children - both for diving, splashing and having fun in the water and for playing with the sand - but we also have a lot of ideas to enjoy these natural environments and make the beach a feast for the senses and a celebration of summer. We give you up to eleven!

11 things you can do on the beach with children

• Jumping waves: as long as there is a green flag, they are of the appropriate age, they know how to swim and they are supervised by an adult, playing wave jumping is a refreshing and fun activity for the whole family.
• Make a sand castle exhibition: a classic among beach plans with children that never goes out of date. Let your imagination run wild and include turrets, pits and balls for the catapults. As a curiosity, a perfect sand castle requires one cube of water for eight cubes of dry sand (the mathematical formula is 1 x water = 0.125 x sand), according to a scientific study echoed by Xataka.
• Introduction to surfing: this sport has numerous benefits for children and adults, from toning the muscles to promoting motor coordination and balance, improving breathing, taking care of the heart, benefiting the mood or coming into contact with nature. You can look for a surf school for children in your beach area.
• Burying yourself in the sand: if you want to laugh out loud, grab the shovel and start digging. Who will be the first to be buried? This is a game that the little ones particularly like. If you want to soak your feet, an alternative is to make a pool of water.
• Pachanga: the beach can be converted with just two sticks, a net or a pair of shoes into a soccer field with two goals, a volleyball court or whatever space you like best. Take the opportunity to enjoy team games , especially fun if the children have cousins ​​and brothers or a group of friends in your vacation spot.
• Treasure hunt : you can hide a toy, marbles, an amulet or a yo-yo somewhere on the beach and draw a map with clues for the little ones to find it. On the Internet you can find numerous puzzles, tips and examples of maps for this type of search.
• Marine life album : you can take an instant or disposable camera - or a sketchbook - and photograph the different animals, algae and plants that you find on the shore and in the sea, as well as the shells. Remember to protect animal life and teach them to respect and not harm - especially younger children - starfish, crabs, fish and the rest of the flora and fauna of the beach.
• Look for shapes in the clouds: if the day is cloudy, a very fun game that you can do from the towel or while you enjoy some delicious sandwiches or a healthy container cooked together is to guess the shapes of the clouds, a relaxing activity that stimulates your imagination and helps them disconnect from excess stimuli.
• Tic-tac-toe with stones and sticks: any object is valid to make a tic-tac-toe in the sand out of nothing. To differentiate the opponents you can use shells, stones, sticks, bottle caps or twigs.
• Wheelbarrow or relay race : both are very fun competition options. For relays you can use, for example, a bucket of water that you can fill on the shore.
• Sand sculptures : as with castles, you can make sculptures, meatballs, balls or drawings in the sand . Another very fun idea is to draw your own silhouette and play with dressing it.

And can you think of more ideas for plans to do with children on the beach ? Don't forget your night plans: listening to the sea at night is a magical experience.