Sandy Shadows

The beach … total heaven for most kids! But, even with all that glorious sand and the ocean filled with ripples and waves, some need a break from the “same old” routines. Funny, don’t you think?

So, that’s what I did with Maxi Mandel, 5, this weekend. We left our group and took a walk on the beach. It was a fun distraction, but I couldn’t just walk — I had to do something a little more, so we started stepping on each other’s shadows. She thought that was pretty silly. At one point, I stood directly behind her and our shadow looked like one giant shadow instead of two. We put our arms out waving them like wings. Ya’ coulda’ sworn a giant four-winged seagull was swooping down on the shore!  It added a few giggles to our walk and what could be better than that!

Walk silly, follow the leader, play with those mysterious sandy shadows and see what you both come up with!