4 Things to do on the Beach with Children

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When you imagine a family trip to a beach in LA, you think of building sandcastles with your kids, eating snacks together, lying in the warm sun while gazing at the magnificent sea waves, and having one of those fun conversations with your little ones. But what do you do when you visit a lovely beach, and you run out of ideas? How do you have fun with your kids?

If you have run out of ideas on how to have fun with your kids at the beach, you’ll have to come up with something fast to avoid a boring beach trip. To help, we have highlighted 4 exciting things to do on the beach with your kids.

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1. Coastal Clues

As you probably know, the beach is home to various stunning sea animals and items. You can decide to make a list of these items (which may include a kite, sandcastle, and lifeguard) and request that your kids locate them.

Yes, it is a full-scale treasure hunt, and it is one of the best ways to have fun on the beach. To make the game fun and interesting, ensure you reward those who locate the items successfully. The reward can range from little cash prizes, candies, snacks, etc.

2. Seascape Scrapbook

Children love to showcase their creativity, so you may want to tap into this desire while at the beach. And how do you do that? By playing games that demand their creativity. One of such games is the seascape scrapbook game.

The seascape scrapbook isn’t a game per se; it is a fun activity that involves kids collecting shells, driftwoods, stones, and other sea materials and using them to create a picture in the sand.

3.     Go sightseeing

Aren’t you tired of always limiting yourself to the shore whenever you visit a beach in LA? You probably are, together with your kids. To enhance your experience, why not buy a LA whale watching ticket for yourself and your kids? In doing so, you guys get to board a sightseeing vessel and have a rare close-up view of the magnificent whales. Super-interesting, right? You kids will definitely love this one.

4. Blanket Bounce

No! No one is bouncing on a blanket here. The blanket bounce game involves holding a towel stretched tautly and challenging your kids to bounce a beach ball in the air, catching it with the towel. Amazing, right? You can say that again! We trust your kids to love this game. 

5.   Beach bowling

Who says you must go to the bowling arena to enjoy bowling? You can create your bowling arena on the beach. All you need is six plastic bottles filled with sand. Next, arrange the bottles in a pyramid shape (three on the bottom, two in the middle, and the last on top). Take turns rolling a tennis ball to knock them over, like improvised bowling. Ensure you recycle the bottles after the game.

6. Exploration walk

An exploration walk on the streets of Los Angelis can be satisfying, but do you know what is more exciting? An exploration walk on the beach! While on your leisure walk along the shore, remember to stop and admire whatever aquatic life or vegetation you come across. You could enlighten your children on each aquatic life or vegetation you encounter to improve their marine knowledge. 

Conclusion

While there are many exciting things to do at the beach, not all of these things will excite your kids. Your job as a parent is to sift through the list and pick activities that can offer your kids an experience of a lifetime. We have highlighted a few of these activities above.