| One way to bring back memories of a summer at the | | | | flooring. You can find linoleum tiles that have fish, shells, |
| beach is through beach themed decorating and crafts | | | | or anything beach related and place these on the floor |
| for the kids.I like to start with the bathroom (for me the | | | | to finalize your bathroom.As for the kids; the shell |
| most obvious room to start with); there you can add | | | | baskets I mentioned earlier are an inexpensive way to |
| pictures, either sketches or framed photographs to the | | | | get the kids involved. These baskets usually come with |
| walls. I think enlarging your own picture (especially if it | | | | many different seashells that can be used to make all |
| includes the family) looks best. | | | | sorts of design, murals or beach diorama.The diorama |
| Towels with starfish, seahorses, seashells, of fish look | | | | is my favorite for kids. Use the shells, some fine sand, |
| great. Again, as with the picture, I think it can be more | | | | maybe some starfish (there are inexpensive dried |
| enjoyable for the family if you start with plain towels | | | | starfish available on the internet), and even some |
| and wash clothes, then sew on or embroider your | | | | plastic fish. Use blue plastic film to represent the ocean, |
| own beach or ocean themed designs.Soaps can also | | | | cotton balls for clouds, maybe a toy boat too. The little |
| have a beach theme. Place your soaps in a shell | | | | drink umbrellas are great to use as beach umbrellas. |
| container, or even make decorative soap by carving | | | | You can glue broken shells together to form a reef |
| your own designs in them (Ivory soap works great for | | | | too. This project could also be used for the kids to |
| this). | | | | make inexpensive Christmas gifts for family members |
| A fishing net embedded with starfish (or even a | | | | that show a little more thought than the average |
| puffer fish) hung near the tops of the walls really | | | | gift.The garden is where my wife likes to add a little |
| brings home the beach theme for me. Then there are | | | | more ocean themed flair. She enjoys the Pangansin |
| decorative shell baskets (which are easy to find | | | | shell wind chime with the urchin spines that make |
| on-line). These seashell baskets can be placed on | | | | musical notes. I personally more like the flowing beauty |
| shelves or just the toilet reservoir. A final touch to the | | | | of a stairway (spiral) shell wind chime.In the garden |
| walls would be a shell night light to add evening | | | | next to a hammock or just lawn chairs is a good place |
| illumination to the bathroom. | | | | to hang the shell wind chimes. |
| One more suggestion if one is feeling industrious is the | | | | |