Beach Planning Crafts Edition

When I go to the beach, I love that I have more time than usual. And with that time, I like to do two things ... the first, reading books that literary snobs turn their nose up at. And second, do a project that I would normally not have time to do.

Last year the girls and I made hair bows out of flowers from Michaels. I was so happy to see that my niece loved them so much, that it became "her thing." So cute. I want to come up with something new this year that she will enjoy making.

Awww ... she was so wittle ...

I was thinking of doing more ridiculous pony-o's. Even the name is ridiculous.

Pink and black for leotards

I made a few for my daughter with scrap ribbon and they were really easy. I think they would make for a great team ribbon (soccer teams, college teams, etc) ...

Red white and blue

Aside from the pony-o's, here's some other finds that may be on the list of things to do.

How can you not want to make the brownie waffles? Seriously.

Something for myself. I've been really waiting to make the subway art thing. It's something like this, but I want to do all of the places Christian and I have been together. I know, lame. I have no idea why I'm obsessed with this. I'll never actually do it [although I did get as far as getting the words printed and layed out]. I was going to try it for our anniversary - but that came and went. It's more my style than his anyway ... It's still on the list though.

How it's supposed to look ...

Here's my prototype ...

These paper beads Thirty Sixth Avenue look promising. Much easier than the duct tape bracelets I tried to make with my niece using crappy Justice duct tape. Who knew a kids clothing store would sell sub-par colored duct tape?   

Tatertotsandjello posted these Giant Bubbles, but who can make a dowel bubble wand? If only they sold this at Target, I'd be all over it.

 

You know those expensive beach plaster molds that you can make at the beach? This year I'd like to try to do my own. My job is to figure out how to do them; lots of ideas out there. You can go fancy with shell and sea glass added, or simple, like these footprints on Cleverly Inspired. 

Although these Au Pairs from Aupair in America seemed to have figured out how to watch kids, find sea glass, and make a "fancy" plaster molds like the fish below. 

Sea Shell project with plaster of Paris and sand

I'm still on the hunt for activities. If all else fails, the kids have a heads up that they are tasked to put on a talent show. My office mate is tasking her beach house kids to put on a play. Ahhhh ... that's got to occupy them for hours, right?