FUN THINGS TO DO AT THE BEACH AT NIGHT

• A Scavenger Hunt on the beach

To start your scavenger hunt on the beach with your friends, have a list of items that you have hidden all around you in the sand. Then divide everyone into teams and give each team a list of things they need to find and collect at the beach.

You can have your friends hunt for items like driftwood, sea shells, rocks, crabs, something that is round, something hard or soft, a feather, the list could go on.

• Fun with Glow products

Once it gets dark, gather some friends and go to the beach and make the evening more thrilling and exciting with a glowing beach ball, football, glowing Frisbees, badminton birdies or even some glow sticks, watch how the bright colors illuminate under the moonlight sky and have some fun for hours throwing, kicking or chasing each other on the sand.

• Limbo Party at the Beach

A limbo party at the beach is always a lot of fun because you can always make your own with pool noodles or jump rope. Have each person take a turn to go under the bar with their backs facing the ground and see who can go the lowest. Playing fun beach tunes while each person has their turn, makes it a lot of fun while they to try to go under to the beat of the music.

• Water gun games

Water gun games are the perfect way to have some fun at the beach at night. All you need is some friends, your choice of water guns and of course water which you have an endless supply from the ocean. Some games ideas that you can play are:

1. Beach Ball Race – To play this game all you will need is inflatable balls and water gun for each person so that you can have a race with them shooting their balls with the water gun and the first ball over the finish line wins the game.
2. Classic Water Gun Fight – Where everyone chases each other and shoots water. This is so much fun especially in the dark on the beach because you can sneak up on each other while they are reloading their guns with water.
3. Water Gun Capture The Flag – To play this game you will need two flags of some sort, you can even use water balloons and each player will need a water gun. Then divide players into two teams and each team must defend a flag or water balloon while trying to capture the other team’s flag or popping their water balloon.
4. Watercolor Fun: Each player will need a water gun and liquid watercolors. Then fill the water guns with the watercolors and have a colorful water fight while wearing white t-shirts. Whoever has the most colorful t-shirt by the end of the game loses.

• Guitar playing around a campfire on the beach

A clear night full of stars down at the beach while sitting on some washed up logs, a couple of friends and a campfire that warms you up. Add a guitar and maybe a couple of different instruments like a harmonica to the mix and you will get the recipe for a very fun night.

Some of the favorite campfire songs that are loved by most and are fun to play on the guitar are:

1. Jimi Hendrix – Hey Joe
2. Creedence Clearwater Revival-Proud Mary
3. Neil Young –  Heart of Gold
4. Elton John – Tiny Dancer
5. The Rolling Stones – You Can’t Always Get What You Want
6. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Soul To Squeeze
7. Sublime – What I Got
8. Janis Joplin – Me And Bobby McGee
9. Bob Dylan – Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright
10. The Doobie Brothers – Long Train Runnin’

• Music and drinks

If you are not into playing any musical instruments then you can bring a music player and enjoy your favorite playlist instead. You and your friends can discuss and share fun facts about music genre, artists and songs all night while enjoying a bottle of wine or some chilled beer.

• Stargazing

Many people still love to find a great spot to sit and star gaze, especially at the beach at night where there are no city lights that are blinding them or the noise of constant traffic deafening you.  At the beach, at night the only sound you hear is that of the waves gently crashing against the shore and you have a wide open view of the stars and the horizon which is a peaceful way to enjoy a little quiet.

• Ghost crab hunting

Hunting ghost crabs is a fun thing to do at the beach at night because all you really need is a beach, a quiet night, and a flashlight. Ghost crabs are tiny and pale creatures that can sometimes be seen on the beach during the daytime but they usually come out at night in greater frequency since it is cooler and the beach is less busy. To find them and maybe catch one, use your flashlight to scan the beach for movement, they are difficult to spot at first but you will. Once you have spotted a ghost crab, aim your flashlight right at him, he will freeze for a few seconds before scampering away.

• Build Sand Castles, forts or animals

No trip to the beach is complete without having some fun building a sandcastle, fort or sculpturing an animal. Even try digging deep down into the sand which could be a bit of a challenge at night as the deeper you go the darker the hole will become. But do be aware that digging a hole can be a deadly trap as the walls can crumble in quick which are powerful enough to suffocate any person that has been buried.