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I absolutely LOVE the beach and ocean. Unfortunately, living in southwest Ohio means the beach is at least 12 hours away and we are lucky if we get there once a year. Ellie has yet to experience a real beach or ocean so I wanted to bring the experience to her right here. Today I am featuring some of my favorite beach and ocean themed sensory play ideas for kids of all ages!
Beach And Ocean Themed Sensory Play Ideas for Kids
Last week I made her a sand and seashell washing sensory bin outside. We really had a lot of fun with it and you can read about how to set yours up here: Beach Themed Water Sensory Table for Toddlers.
I also did this Seashell Washing Practical Life Activity with her the day after and she really enjoyed it.
35 Beach & Ocean Sensory Play Ideas for Kids
Here are some more great beach and ocean themed sensory play ideas from some of my favorite kid bloggers around.
Jello Ocean Sensory Tray – Teaching Mama
Rainbow Fish Ocean Sensory Bin – Mom Inspired Life
Ocean Sensory Table – Stir The Wonder
Jello Ocean Light Table Play – Still Playing School
Ocean Sensory Bag – Craftulate
Marine Life Sensory Bin– Parenting Chaos
Whale Sensory Bin Book Extension – Growing Book by Book
Beach Cloud Dough Recipe – Craftulate
Squishy Ocean Sensory Bag – In The Playroom
Digging for Shark Tooth & Fossils Sensory Bin – Stir the Wonder
Shaving Cream & Seashells – A Mom with a Lesson Plan
Sparkly Sensory Starfish – The Inspired Treehouse
Ocean Slime Recipe – Buggy & Buddy
Ice Painting Sea Creatures – Parenting Chaos
Sparkly Ocean Play Dough – Stir The Wonder
Beach Party Sensory Activity – Mommy's Bundle
Ocean Animals Sensory Bin – Parenting Chaos
Ocean Themed Water Play – Danya Bayna
Rocky Shore Small World with Ocean Play Dough – Buggy & Buddy
Feet In The Sand Sensory Play – The Inspired Treehouse
Homemade Beach Sand Slime – Little Bins for Little Hands
Ocean Small World Play – Rainy Day Mum
Under the Sea Ocean Bottle – KC Edventures
Underwater Pearls – The Inspired Treehouse
Ocean Sensory Play On a Mirror – School Time Snippets
Sand Foam Dough Recipe – And Next Comes L
Sea Turtle Activities for Toddlers – Every Star is Different
Indoor Beach – 3 Dinosaurs
Printable Sea Creatures for Play Dough – Nurture Store
Ocean Science and Sensory Activities – Little Bins for Little Hands
How To Make Your Own Ocean – Sun Hats & Wellie Boots
U is for Underwater – Life Over C's
Create Your Own Mini Beach at Home – Multicrafting Mummy
Beach Sensory Bin – 3 Dinosaurs
Seashell Letter Match Sensory Game – And Next Comes L
Ocean Sensory Play – Crafts on Sea
Welcome Summer Blog Hop
A bunch of amazing kid bloggers and myself have all gotten together today to share our summer activity ideas with you. Be sure to check out all the great summer fun ideas below!
Wet and Wonderful Summer Ideas for Kids | Powerful Mothering
Summer Flower Sensory Bin for Kids | Adventure in a Box
Summer nature art & craft ideas | Messy Little Monster
Summer acts of kindness for kids | Mum in the Mad House
Color Your Summer: Sidewalk Chalk for Kids | Child Led Life
Low Stress Summer Fun for Kids | Mama Smiles
Awesome Backyard Ideas for Summer | In The Playroom
Summer STEM Activities for Kids | Kitchen Counter Chronicles
Top tips for creating a Summer fairy garden | The Gingerbread House
100 Budget Friendly Summer Activities | Something 2 Offer
5 Amazingly Cool Summer Activities for Little Kids | Peakle Pie
How to Make Awesome Summer Juices for Kids | Witty Hoots
Ultimate Guide to Summer Sidewalk Chalk | Cutting Tiny Bites
Ideas for Summer drawings | Hodge Podge Craft
Summer Alphabet Relay Obstacle Course – Mom Inspired Life
Summer Lego Ice Rescue – Multicraftingmummy
27 Simple Summer Science Experiments for Kids | Edventures with Kids
Summer Evenings – Family Fun Ideas with young kids | Rainy Day Mum
Summer Survival Guide For Busy Moms and Toddlers | Words n Needles
Celebrate Summer with Sun Crafts! | Artsy Momma
Summer Fun Activities For Toddlers | Adventures of Adam
35 Beach & Ocean Themed Sensory Play Ideas | Golden Reflections Blog
20 Ideas for Summer Fun with Preschool Kids | Bare Feet on the Dashboard
Planning a Summer Garden for Kids – Mama’s Happy Hive
10 Summer Snacks for Kids to Make – Fun-A-Day!
Quick and Easy Frozen Summer Watermelon Pop | Little Bins for Little Hands
Frozen Watermelon Cubes for Fruit Flavored Water | Little Bins for Little Hands
Summer Alphabet Activities– Growing Book by Book
Fun with Zoo Animals for Kids – My Bright Firefly
Summer Bubble Fun For Kids – Just Another Mom
Epic Light Table Ice Legos & More for Summer! – The Natural Homeschool
Summer Preschool Activities – Living Life and Learning
Free Summer Printables – Montessori Nature
#SummerSensoryFun on Instagram
I would love to see what kinds of things you do this summer for sensory play. Head over to Instagram and follow me @growinghandsonkids and also look up the hashtag #SummerSensoryFun to see what all we are up to. Take your own pictures and tag me and use the hashtag in your posts. Would love to see what kinds of creative and awesome things you do over the summer with your kiddos.
You can also get many more ideas by following my Sensory Fun Pinterest board.
Vanessa says
Wow! This is such a fun list for beach sensory summer fun!
Heather Greutman says
Thanks Vanessa! I thought so too! 🙂
Natasha says
What a great list. I am looking forward to trying some of them for our beach theme
Heather Greutman says
Thanks Natasha!
Jenny says
Wow!! These are all great! I’m looking forward to be able to try one! Thanks for sharing!