Memory Sand Jars are a fun craft for kids while on family vacation! Make a beach in a jar with sand and shells from your vacation to remember the trip. Such a fun vacation keepsake.
Make Memory Sand Jars you your next beach vacation!
Vacation is a time to relax, so I love doing crafts with my kids and making memories! Memory Sand Jars are a wonderful craft and beach vacation keepsake for kids to make. We just returned home from our wonderful beach vacation to Bluefields Bay Villas in Jamaica. Not only did I take a ton of photos, but we enjoyed crafting while away. I can’t tell you in words just how wonderful this family vacation was!
As I get back into the grove of my normal schedule, I will write a bit more about our trip and show you some fun ways to preserve memories of your family travels through easy crafts. I get a lot of comments on my photos, so I wrote some tips for taking memorable vacation photos that you will want to frame. One way for our kids to remember our recent trip was to bring a little bit of the beach home with us with memory sand jars!
How to make Memory Sand Jars or a “Beach in a Jar”.
I planned ahead for this memory sand jars craft and packed small jars, small tubes of e-6000 glue and tags to let my kids collect items from Jamaica and make tiny beaches in a jar. You could do this kids craft to preserve any type of trip, not just a beach. I found my mini jars at Ikea, but search around Amazon and I bet you can find similar versions. Click here for some cute ones!
Below our villa was a beautiful beach with gorgeous rocks and sea shells. So there was plenty of exploring to collect beach memories. Our resort nanny, Sasha, also took the kids around to where there were more shells.
My kids loved doing this so much that I will make it a tradition from now on when we travel. I think their beach in jar collection will look so pretty in our living room! Each time we look at their crafts, we will remember the beautiful blue waters…
our delicious dinners overlooking the sea….
kayaking in the ocean…
and the gorgeous sunsets from our patio.
Thanks for following my trip through Instagram. If you missed any of my Jamaica travel photos, you can look for them with the hashtag #LivingLocurtoJA.
We want to give a BIG thanks to Bluefields Bay Villas for such a wonderful time!
- See our first look at our villa here.
- Have coffee with me as I craft with shells at Bluefields Bay Villas!
- Why I think Bluefields Bay Villas is our best family vacation yet.
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Terri Lander says
January 14, 2018 at 4:22 pmThe jars are perfect and so cute. Where can I purchase them? I have looked at several places on-line with no luck. Thanks!
Amy Locurto says
January 20, 2018 at 9:12 amI think I found those jars at Ikea. Here are some adorable ones I just saw on Amazon: http://amzn.to/2mTHg6Z
Lucy says
August 9, 2014 at 9:54 pmSuch a cute idea. May I ask where you got your jars? Thank you!
Laurel Stephens says
August 2, 2013 at 2:57 pmI love your cute vacation memories craft and shared it on Friday Finds today. Thank you, and enjoy your weekend!
Tina Myers says
August 2, 2013 at 10:55 amI absolutely love these ideas. My kids are 6 and 7 so this is perfect for us.
Jenna Hatfield says
July 29, 2013 at 9:41 pmThis is great! Thank you!
Edea Krammer says
July 25, 2013 at 1:00 pmWOW! Love it that idea! Two thumbs up! That’s surely goes on top on our souvenir list! A seashells or pebbles necklace looks like a great idea as well or an anklet… I’m pretty sure the kids can be creative when we get there….
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Nessa says
July 24, 2013 at 5:15 pmWhat a beautiful and fun craft!
nest of posies says
July 23, 2013 at 7:19 amsuch a fun idea for a beach craft! and your pictures are gorgeous. that pic of the sunset & reflection in the pool is amazing!