On the (very short) list of kid products parents actually enjoying playing with alongside their children, kinetic sand easily makes the top three. Like molding clay, kinetic sand is a form of sensory ...

Alameda’s 2025 Sand Castle and Sand Sculpture Contest hosted 492 participants creating 40 stunning sand castles and 65 eye-catching sand sculptures this past Saturday, June 21, at Crown Beach. With ...

Janel Hawkins spends hours building intricate structures — and destroys them not long after. Such is the life of a professional sand castle builder. As the owner of Sand Castle University, she spends ...

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NEW YORK(CBSNewYork)-- Building sand castles at the beach is a favorite activity for most kids, but for one man it's his creative outlet. As CBS2's Elise Finch reported, it all starts with a pile of ...

Unfortunately, sand sculpture enthusiasts will have to wait until 2025 for the next competition. This year’s event, originally scheduled for Aug. 3, was canceled due to “logistical challenges and a ...

GULF SHORES, Ala. (TENNESSEE VALLEY LIVING) - For Gulf Shores native Janel Hawkins, building a sandcastle wasn’t something that came easy for her. In fact, though she grew up at the beach, she didn’t ...

This past weekend was the 29th annual Sand Sculpting Competition on the Coney Island Boardwalk, a beloved tradition that brings out creative amateurs and professionals. Just nearby at Luna Park, built ...

IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif. (KGTV) — Though it stands nearly 20-feet tall, The Spirit of Imperial Beach eludes some residents. The 18-foot tall statue of a bronze surfer holding a longboard at his side ...

Many of us have fond childhood memories spent at the beach, where we’d spend hours building the perfect sand castle, imagining what life would be like as a prince or a princess. Now, at least part of ...

Castles once lined the banks of the Arkansas River as it meandered through Tulsa. Sand castles, that is. For a few years, Tulsans of all ages exercised their imaginations and artistic talents to ...