Crave the Wave: Ocean-Themed Activities

Our curated list of book recommendations, extension activities, and field trips to go with this month's Ocean-themed busy bag! Book Recommendations: Make a trip to your local library or bookstore to snag one of these favorites. National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of the Ocean The Big Book of the Blue by Yuval Zommer National Geographic Reader: Coral Reefs Water-Land: Land and Water Forms Around the World by Christy Hale Shells: A Pop-Up Book of Wonder by Janet Lawler The Little Book of Ocean Animal Sounds by Caz Buckingham Ocean!: Our Watery World as You've Never Seen it Before by DK, Smithsonian Institute Sea Turtles by Gail Gibbons Over in the Ocean: In a Coral Reef by Marianne Berkes Extension Activities: Have fun extending your child's learning with these ideas from around the internet. Create a Tide Pool Count & Sort Your Seashell Collection Experiments: Sink or Float?, Salt Water Density, Ocean Currents Ocean Sensory Jar Ocean Sensory Bin: plastic bin, ocean water beads, Safari Toob ocean animals, add: beach shovels and sifters, tongs, bath tub boats, second bin with kinetic sand, mini sand stamps and pails Ocean Coral Blow Painting Melissa & Doug Puffy Sticker Play Set Ocean Crayola Undersea Sticker by Number Ocean Life Sensory Bag Life's a Beach Sensory Bin Need more ideas? Check out our Pinterest board here. Field Trip Ideas: The beach An aquarium Local pet store Virtual field trips busy bébés is not affiliated with any of the linked products, companies, or blogs. We do not earn commission on any sales. All opinions are our own.