DIY Beach Jar Vacation Souvenir
We just got home from a family beach vacation.
Before we left I found a great summer DIY project on Pinterest using sand and shells in jars. If you don't already follow Homeroad on Pinterest please do, I have over 2 million monthly visitors and I pin a lot of great projects!
This was the best idea ever for a family project and makes a great take home souvenir for kids and grown-ups alike. I love the ones made by homewardFOUND.
I started with a few clean jelly jars, a few lengths of cotton string and a card stock tag with the vacation destination and year.
The idea is to have the jars ready to go and fill them with all kinds of beach finds from your vacation including shells, sand, rocks, and treasures.
I brought along one jar for each family that went with us.
After we were there a few days we dumped out all of our beach treasures and filled the jars.
Each person found many things that were memorable especially to them.
We used a long stick to arrange the treasures in the jar.
The jars were assembled in no time and could be added to throughout the vacation.
You can even insert a photo from the vacation along with the many treasures.
The sad truth about our beach vacation is that we found it necessary to pick up trash off the beach while we hunted for treasures. 😤
It was sad to see how much garbage people left on the beach and how much washed up each day.
Plastic straws, balloons, and plastic bags are a big problem!
Plastic straws, balloons, and plastic bags are a big problem!
We are calling this one "garbage in a jar" and it made us very sad. 😥
Someone on the beach even thanked us for picking up garbage, no thanks necessary, we felt compelled to do it.
If everyone would pick up a few pieces of trash each time they visited the beach, our world would be a cleaner place.
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