Beach crafts for kids!

There is nothing worse than a kid crying, "I'm bored!" when you're on a lovely vacation trying to enjoy the beach. Or if you're running a VBS or other class outdoors.
A couple of things you can do at the beach, with adult supervision.
Get candle wax already melted. The low heat kind. And a wick.
Make a hole in the sand, place seashells, sticks, beads, stones, anything in the hole.
These will be the outside of the candle.
Next, pour the wax in the hole, wait for the wax to get firm, then put the wick in there.
It will take a little while to get hardened, then you can take it out carefully and take it home.
Instead of wax, you can use plaster of paris too, and make a handprint or any free form piece with the stones, sticks and shells too.
This also works with a pail filled with sand.

Now that my kids are grown, things have modernized...Pinterest has great tips, lots of new things to make and do.
My best tip for you is to get Family Fun magazine....great tips, ideas and crafts. And it's not expensive!
I have lots more crafts I've done with the Girl Scouts, classes etc.
And I plan to share them with you!