Fun Crafts for Sand

Sand, it always manages to come home from the beach with you, rather then cursing it when you are away, Collect it and make some fun crafts out of it.

Colored Sand.

This is fun an easy to do, all you need is some sand from the beach, try shaking out your shoes, some food coloring, and a container for every different color you wish to make. Start with putting your sand in each container. Add enough water to cover the sand, then add a generous amount of food coloring. Don't be afraid to mix and match colors. Then sit the bowl aside and let the water evaporate leaving the color on the sand. It can take quite a bit of time. If the water fails to completely evaporate and the sand has reached the color you like, dump the water out and dry your sand on paper towels. Colored sand can be used to put in jars and bottles. Or used in making picture frames.

Sand Candle Holders.

When you buy votive or other small candles, its best to put them in some kind of holder or container. Here as a fun simple idea to use your colored sand with. Collect small jars such as baby food jars. Or slightly larger. Then fill partially with the colored sand. Push your votive into the sand, Wedging it in firmly. This method can also be used to hold pillar or taper candles. Pillars, depending on their size will need a larger container, however Tapers no matter their length will fit fine in baby food jars. You can find an assortment of pretty glass jars, or even goblets and wineglasses that can be used as candle holders at second hand stores for relatively inexpensive. They can also be reused. Sometimes the sand can be recycled as well. Putting your candles in the sand provides a solid ground for them to sit in, helping to prevent spills as well as collect melted wax, which will pull right out of the sand.

Beach in a Jar.

Visiting new beaches is fun. And many have very different types of sand. From white sand to black sand, from shale and rock to silt. A great way to remember the beaches you have been to is to create a Beach in a jar.

You will need tall canning jars with wide mouths and the souvenirs you have collected from the beach.