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Little Shrimps
Driftwood Mosaics
Shell Seekers
Kites
Beach Flower Pot Game
Scrub the Decks
Pit Pat Race Track
Sea Glass and Stone Collections
Drip Castles and Sand Sculptures
Beach Boules
Jurassic Mosaics
Sand Traps
French Cricket
Beach Rounders
Mud Glorious Mud

Beach Boules

It's always worth packing your boules set when you go out for a day on the beach.

By the time they're three, most kids can have a pretty good go at playing boules (so long as they understand they only throw underarm...). The metal boules are best because they're heaviest – though we've also got a mini-set which you can pack in a rucksack and are great to take on walks.

You know the rules: throw a jack and the person whose boule lands closest is the winner.