They collected seashells and built sandcastles.

Meaning: The children gathered seashells and made sandcastles.

Choice of Words: Collected means to gather or bring together. Seashells are the hard outer coverings of some sea creatures. Built means to construct or create something.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• She collected seashells of various shapes and sizes.
• The children collected seashells in a bucket.
• The seashells whispered secrets of the deep as I collected them.
• She collected seashells in various shapes.
• They built sandcastles and dug holes in the sand.
• The sandcastles they built were magnificent.
• They built sandcastles near the sparkling ocean.
• The children laughed as they built their sandcastles.
• Children giggled as they built sandcastles.
• The bees buzzed happily as they collected nectar.