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