1. Clean up, Clean up … everybody do your share Always ensure that everything that came to the beach with you, is leaving with you. This includes food, toys, containers, paper, books, and clothing. Parents, consider using reusable containers, utensils and napkins so that you aren’ t temped to toss them away. Plus, these items contribute to sustainable living.
2. Be on beach patrol Challenge your friends or siblings to a garbage hunt. See who can pick up the most garbage in a certain amount of time and keep the beaches safe from litter!
3. Wear waterproof sunscreen Greasy, oily sunscreen leaves a yucky residue on everything, including the sand and water. Protecting your childs’ skin in the sun is important, and waterproof sunscreen can protect both their delicate skin and the water! Especially when continual reapplication of sunscreen is necessary when kids are in and out of the water!
4. Leave Ocean Creatures in their home Sand Dollars, shell-lurking creatures and starfish are both beautiful and fascinating, they surely make great souvenirs … for you. It is important that these animals are left in their natural habitat, no different then it being important that you go home to yours. Make sure your kids understand that all the creatures, shells, seaweed, and even drift wood, are a part of the ocean( or lake) ecosystem and it is important to leave it there!
5. Stay on the Path While playing roughly in the sand can be fun, there is certainly a time and a place to do so. Walk on the established paths, especially when you can see( or can hardly see) the tiny plants and creatures that call these areas home.
6. Respect the Fishies! Never chase or feed ocean life, they are not meant to eat people food and it can seriously harm them to ingest foreign material. Let them roam their natural habitat uninterrupted and safely.
7. Represent the beach Awareness is key, and sometimes, simply explaining the importance of cleaning up, or respecting the ocean and beach space can curb someones bad habits. Otherwise, report unsightly activities such as destroying beach property, animal habitats, harming the environment or purposeful littering to local authorities.
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