The Best Beach Gifts
Beaches are popular vacation destinations for all ages, but the sun and sand require specific gear. Purchase your beach gift to match your recipient's needs. Protection from the sun is essential. Many other items cater specifically to water and sand activities. Keep the personal needs and tastes of your recipients in mind and consider gift ideas that encompass a range of needs and wishes for the beach-goer in your life.
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Beach Gifts for Adults
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According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, the best beach gifts help protect skin from the sun's cancer-causing rays. Ultraviolet (UV) rays are most harmful between ten o'clock in the morning and four o'clock in the afternoon. Choose gifts that provide shade or otherwise cover the skin and head. Beach umbrellas, visors, straw hats and sunglasses are popular and safe gifts for men and women. Tops made of a spandex material are widely available in surf and sports stores and will protect the torso.
Gifts for children
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Simple sand toys are durable beach gifts for children. The beach provides an enormous playground for children to explore. The right beach gifts will add to the fun. Stick with toys that will not be harmed by the sun's rays or salty ocean water. Plastic buckets, shovels and castle molds are gifts that provide hours of fun. Flip-flops, beach balls and volleyballs are also versatile beach items for children. Personalize your beach gifts by choosing the child's favorite sports team, cartoon character or color.
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Beach Wedding Gifts
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With picturesque views and crimson sunsets, beaches offer some of the most romantic locales for couples to tie the knot. Include collectible starfish, seashells and sand dollars with table centerpieces for guests to take home. Beach wedding themes also allow for elegant, inexpensive party favors for attendees to take as keepsakes. Shell-lined picture frames, tea-light candles with ocean scents, candle holders with nautical themes and personalized candies with beach color schemes add a touch of elegance to the beach wedding favors.
Beach Sports and Hobbies
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Beautiful seashells match a variety of decors. Many avid beach-goers have a favorite activity or hobby while at the beach. The water-savvy beach enthusiast will appreciate flippers, snorkel masks, boogie boards and surfboards. Bicycles and in-line skates offer fun and athletic ways to navigate the boardwalk. Metal detectors allow treasure seekers hours of entertainment. Finally, give a large seashell such as a conch so your recipient can hear the sound of the waves upon her return.
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