Rocks & Seashells- Simple Gifts for Kids
June 7, 2009 by Mary Emma Allen
Filed under Parenting, Recipes
When my husband and I travel, we generally bring home gifts for our grandchildren. But they’re not the kind we spend a great deal of money to purchase.
They are rocks and seashells, seaglass, foods from the area, something a relative may have made, and stories of places we’ve visited. The natural objects are typical of that area and may tell of the geology and history. We bring home recipes to try and ingredients we might not find at home. (I use these for my travel writing, but the grandchildren seem to look forward to them, too.)
Image: sxc.hu
- Rocks of a particular area
- Shells from a beach
- Foods
- Recipes
- Food ingredients for making ours at home
- A costume
- Piece of jewelry typical of the region
- Postcards for making collections or scrapbooks
- Seaglass
My daughter was going through some of her souvenirs from trips as a child and teen. Even though she might have purchased a few “touristy” items, those she saved were stones and seashells, postcards and photos!
What do you collect for your grandchildren when you travel? Are there items that aren’t expensive? That create memories? That add to the youngsters’ knowledge? That expand their imaginations?
We picked out some beautiful shells for our nephews from the beach. They loved them, but wanted to paint them with nail polish!
This so cool, I went to my oldest grandchild’s birthday party, and gave her a book on rocks. Which I have done over the years, with some some stones to make a necklace. I got a book on shells for her, and the one younger than her, to learn about shells too. For those who want to take it to the next level, there are those gem something society groups. They take kids to places to learn about geography, rocks and the like. If the child is into it, it is good to encourage it.
I’m pleased you stopped by, Jenni, and shared your activities with your grandchildren that involve rocks and shells. Youngsters usually find these natural objects fascinating, along with gens. There is so much they can learn, too.
Thank you, Peggy, for stopping by and sharing your seashells. When I was a youngster, painting shells and rocks was popular. My daughter and her cousins painted rocks, too, when we looked around for craft activities to entertain them and explore their creativity.