Beach Decorating for Adults and Kids

One way to bring back memories of a summer at theflooring. You can find linoleum tiles that have fish, shells,
beach is through beach themed decorating and craftsor anything beach related and place these on the floor
for the kids.I like to start with the bathroom (for me theto finalize your bathroom.As for the kids; the shell
most obvious room to start with); there you can addbaskets I mentioned earlier are an inexpensive way to
pictures, either sketches or framed photographs to theget the kids involved. These baskets usually come with
walls. I think enlarging your own picture (especially if itmany 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 lookis my favorite for kids. Use the shells, some fine sand,
great. Again, as with the picture, I think it can be moremaybe some starfish (there are inexpensive dried
enjoyable for the family if you start with plain towelsstarfish available on the internet), and even some
and wash clothes, then sew on or embroider yourplastic fish. Use blue plastic film to represent the ocean,
own beach or ocean themed designs.Soaps can alsocotton balls for clouds, maybe a toy boat too. The little
have a beach theme. Place your soaps in a shelldrink umbrellas are great to use as beach umbrellas.
container, or even make decorative soap by carvingYou can glue broken shells together to form a reef
your own designs in them (Ivory soap works great fortoo. 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 athat show a little more thought than the average
puffer fish) hung near the tops of the walls reallygift.The garden is where my wife likes to add a little
brings home the beach theme for me. Then there aremore ocean themed flair. She enjoys the Pangansin
decorative shell baskets (which are easy to findshell wind chime with the urchin spines that make
on-line). These seashell baskets can be placed onmusical notes. I personally more like the flowing beauty
shelves or just the toilet reservoir. A final touch to theof a stairway (spiral) shell wind chime.In the garden
walls would be a shell night light to add eveningnext 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