We took a family day trip down to the southwestern shore of Nova Scotia to visit some of our favorite beaches. There is a gem of a beach just outside Lunenburg called Sand Dollar Beach that we love to go shell hunting on.
On any given day you can find lots of sand dollars buried in the sand when the tide is out. Of course I love collecting anything nautical and I had the kids on the hunt. We collected about a dozen of these little treasures. I used to have a nice collection of them, but one day my mother-in-law told my daughter that if you break a sand dollar open, there are five small birds inside. Emily of course then had to save all the little birdies from inside the shell.....
There are many different sand dollars that you can get in stores and online, but I have to say that my favorite of all are the ones that can be found right here in Nova Scotia. And cost? $0 and a great family day.
