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 ...

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 ...

This was no ordinary sandcastle contest. Newport Beach firefighters, lifeguards and police officers got their hands sandy Saturday morning for a friendly fundraiser competition to see who could beat ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Growing up in Colorado, Calvin Seibert spent a lot of time at construction sites. Back then, the artist was thousands of miles away from an ocean, but that didn’t stop him from building castles out of ...

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 ...

The texture of the sand is key to getting a strong structure and smooth finish. The ideal dampness is similar to the sand you'd find if you dug about 6 inches into the beach's sand.

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 ...