Before we headed to the beach I naively made the suggestion
that we needed a bucket and spade to enjoy a bit of play on the beach. Luckily
we did not make this purchase! It did not take long for me to realise that all
the my daughter needed to enjoy play was provide for her naturally. First there
was the simply joy of walking on the sand, getting mummy to do some paddling
and covering feet with sand, then pebbles and feathers were discovered and soon
sculptures were being created. We parents joined in too, it was such a lovely way of simply being together. I loved the opportunity for a bit of play and
creativity: having a go at my own simple sculpture, enjoying the texture and
movement of the sand and seeing how I could manipulate it- just as little one
was!
'Little Person’s First Sculpture on the Beach'
‘Creating and Playing’