Growing, Learning Kids

Another fun, summer-themed activity to do, either with a group of preschoolers, or as a whole family, is the “Footprints in the Sand” seashore inspired craft.

Take a large piece of butcher paper, or unroll a section a few feet long if you have a roll of butcher type paper, and lay it out on the floor. It would be a good idea to lay newspaper down underneath to protect the floor from accidental paint spills.

Fill a shallow cake pan with a thin layer of washable paint. You can use just one color or use several pans for more than one different color. Let each child, or member of the family, step with clean, bare feet into the paint pan so the bottom of their feet are completely coated with the paint. Be sure the paper is positioned where the toddler can just step out of the paint pan and onto the seashore butcher paper strip. The kids will love leaving their footprints behind them as they walk down the butcher paper.

Have a parent, or teacher with soapy water at the end so the child can step into the soapy water and wash their feet. Once each person has left their footprints on the beach let the paper dry.

You can use this craft as part of a full beach or ocean unit study, or combine with the “Ocean Creature’s Collage” to create an Ocean Wall Mural.

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