This week, the theme is “On the Beach”. What else is on the beach but lots and lots of sand? We had a lot of colored sand left over from a birthday party a couple of years ago, so I broke that out:
![201107_sand_art_1](http://www.sarahsthreads.com/journal/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/201107_sand_art_1-300x200.jpg)
![201107_sand_art_2](http://www.sarahsthreads.com/journal/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/201107_sand_art_2-300x200.jpg)
…and let the kids go to town making layered sand bottles.
![201107_sand_art_3](http://www.sarahsthreads.com/journal/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/201107_sand_art_3-300x200.jpg)
![201107_sand_art_4](http://www.sarahsthreads.com/journal/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/201107_sand_art_4-300x200.jpg)
Honestly, I made one too!
![201107_sand_art_5](http://www.sarahsthreads.com/journal/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/201107_sand_art_5-300x200.jpg)
And then we took all of the spilled sand that had accumulated on the cookie sheets (I have lots of old cookie sheets that I keep around for just this type of thing – I promise I don’t bake actual cookies on these sheets!) and sprinkled it on glue we drizzled on construction paper.
![201107_sand_art_6](http://www.sarahsthreads.com/journal/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/201107_sand_art_6-300x200.jpg)