Provide your child with a shallow bin of sand dotted with seashells. Give your child a child-friendly fork or other utensil and allow them to make designs in the sand. While your child is playing, read a couple of the following reading suggestions.
Mister Seahorse by Eric Carle
Turtle, Turtle, Watch Out! by April Sayre
Supply your child with a water table or basin along with sponges and sea animal figurines. Let your child play! This activity can also be done in the bath tub.
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Make sand art. (This project is best done outdoors.) You'll need sand, glue, and construction paper. Allow your child to make designs on their paper using the glue. Then offer your child sand to pour over the wet glue. Shake off the excess sand and allow to dry.
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Which is better for floating: fresh or saltwater? Take 2 clear glasses. Fill both half way full. Have your child carefully add 6 tablespoons of salt to one of the glasses. Stir until the salt is dissolved. Take turns adding a few objects (i.e., an egg, paper clip, and a small plastic bouncy ball) one at a time to the glass of fresh water and then the glass of saltwater. What happens? The objects should sink in the fresh water but float in the saltwater. This occurs because the saltwater is denser making it easier for the objects to float.
Source: http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/floatingeggs.html
Snack:
Goldfish crackers and a glass of water.
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