? Although sand will stick together effectively if you mix anywhere between one and 20 per cent water by volume with the sand (this is known because German scientists spent many months studying a pile of sand using a special miniature CAT scanner

1. Write your name or funny messages in the sand with shells2. Decorate sand-pies and sandcastles with different shaped shells3. Have a rock-pool ramble  Learn about the food chain of this natural aquarium so your child understands how it works

.What is grey has four legs, a tail and a trunk? A mouse on vacation.What do sheep do on sunny days? Have a baa-baa-cue.Why do golfers carry an extra pair of socks? In case they get a hole in one.What did the sea do to the sand? The sand blushed because the sea

. Children love to play with sparklers but they should always be supervised, wear thick gloves and dispose of them in a bucket of sand or water, and children under five should never handle sparklers by themselves. Beware the bangsOne of the lesser known