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I have a secret. I hate the beach. It’s true. There is nothing that sounds nice to me about it. Sand is the equivalent of glitter, you will still find it a month after you thought it was cleaned up, the sun is HOT and the water is cold. I might be the only California girl who feels this way, but I don’t care.
I will do my best to get my kids there a few times this summer… no reason they should suffer because I’m such a grouch. 
Until then this pretend play ocean is something we can all enjoy!
This is the second theme in the Big and Little Series Ali and I are hosting. Make sure to check in tomorrow to see Ali’s Little Beach Play, it’s adorable!
BIG Beach Pretend Play
Set up for this pretend play area was really easy, fun and kid friendly. (Once in a while I like to set up the room while they are not present, but for this one M and M joined in.)
We set out two new buckets, sun glasses, towels, and a flower clip.
Blue sheets over couch cushions made the ocean. Then Little M filled the ocean with a fish, sea turtle and a jelly fish. Anything she wanted to add that she didn’t already have, she made out of paper. Lovely creative girls she is. 
Of course you need sun block!
Our Letter S Sun shone bright in the sky.
While Big M did some laying around and digging in the “sand”….
Little M practiced her diving and was almost caught in a whirl pool. Phew that was a close one!
What type of ocean fun do you have at home?
I love the cushions covered in a blue sheet for water….. my girls are going to love that.
Ali @ At home with Ali recently posted..Beach pretend play… A Mom with a Lesson Plan
Can we please come and play? – This is wonderful I love the whirl pool and how simple it is to set up as well. The ocean is something that we’ve been trying recently – you and At home with Ali inspired me and we have done 3 small world pretend plays based on that. I would love to include this in a post on Saturday could you let me know if that is ok?
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Of course you can include this.
I wish you could come play… imagine the fun we would have!
[...] We have a dark throw for the lounge and I will put the throw on the floor to make a sea, river, pond and then we get out some of our animals (usually water animals but not always!) and have fun swimming fish in the sea, making crab noises and J and T will play with their animals on the sea doing what ever they think animals do (I really don’t have a clue as although J talks while he plays it’s all very rushed and hurried when he’s in the play mode). You don’t have to use small sea creatures like we do. I love this one from A Mom with a Lesson Plan using soft toys from one of my favourite disney films. Beach pretend play from A Mom with a Lesson Plan – including a fab sea with soft toys [...]