Traveling to the beach or lake is a favorite activity for families during the summer months.

When you get home from your travels the fun doesnt have to stop.

This awesomesand castle craftis a great summer activity for kids to make before or after visiting the beach.

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Its also a fun and simple way to bring the beach indoors.

Cut out different shapes from sand paper sheets

Gather your supplies.

Begin by cutting out different shapes from your sand paper sheets.

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Cut out rectangles, triangles, small squares, circles and any other shapes youd like.

Leave a few of the sand paper sheets uncut for use as well.

Give as much or as little direction as you feel necessary.

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Parents and educators might like to review the different shapes before beginning the activity.

What shape would you like to use next to build your sand castle?

or How many rectangles have you used to create your sand castle?

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This fun space shuttle paper craft is a great summer craft for kids or for school to accompany a solar system unit. The space shuttle wing popping off the page gives this paper craft a fun 3D effect to it. The space shuttle craft would look great up on display on a classroom bulletin board with a blasting off theme.

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This painted newspaper sunflower craft is perfect for a summer kids craft. Watercolor painted newspaper brings great texture and vibrant colors to crafts. Great kids craft made from recyclables, flower craft for kids, and paper plate kids craft.

This gorgeous black glue kite art project is a perfect compliment to a family afternoon of flying kites at the park on a windy day. It is also a fun art project to make this summer when you are indoors and want to avoid the afternoon heat. Pretty kite craft and summer art project.

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