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Waterproof Beach Bag

Total Time Needed:: 2-3 Hours

This colorful, rinseable carryall is the perfect beach bag for kids -- great for packing up gear, collecting sandy treasures, or toting wet suits and towels.

Materials

13-gallon garbage bag
Scissors
Colored duct tape (we used red and white)

Marker or pen
Yardstick or measuring tape
4 (2-foot) pieces of white cotton cording

Instructions

Turn the garbage bag into a large sheet by cutting along one side seam and the bottom seam. Tape the sheet flat to your workspace and draw a 16- by 30-inch rectangle on it. Cover the rectangle with slightly overlapping strips of red and white tape.
Cut out the tape rectangle and flip it tape-side down.
Lay 2 pieces of cording across the rectangle about an inch from one of the shorter ends. Fold that end over the cording and tape it down to make a casing. Repeat this at the opposite end with the other pieces of cording.
Fold the rectangle in half and tape the sides together to form the bag.
To make the drawstring, pair up one cord from each casing and knot them together at both ends. Repeat with the remaining 2 cords, then pull one knot at each side to cinch the bag.