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Janel Hawkins runs the sand sculpting company, Sand Castle University, where she designs intricate beachside creations Tabitha Parent is a writer at PEOPLE covering entertainment and culture. She ...

The Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival, one of the largest sand sculpting festivals in the world, was held this weekend. One of Massachusetts' most anticipated events of the summer ...

When Viola Connelly and her friend Casey Metzler, both 10, enter the annual Saltaire Sandcastle Contest on Fire Island, the girls from Manhattan and Brooklyn choose a timely theme — they craft an ...

Next time you're at the beach, take a look around: You may spy a mermaid with long, tangled hair or a dragon with pointy ears and flared nostrils. If you get lucky, you'll come across an actual castle ...

Rick Mungeam's Let the Light In took third place in the Solo competition at the 2021 Crystal Classic Sand Sculpting Festival on Siesta Key. Photo Credit: Tom Stieghorst The Sarasota area is a downtown ...

It’s a time honored tradition, probably as old as beaches themselves. Kids and kids-at-heart building castles in the sand. Add enterprising locals who see a summertime diversion with the introduction ...

FRISCO — A wet summer morning did little to dampen spirits during the ninth annual Frisco Bay Marina kid’s sandcastle competition Saturday. The contest, which had kids racing to build tiny fortresses ...

If you live near a beach, chances are you and your kids have hauled sloshing buckets of seawater to build sandcastles. While visions of turrets, moats, and intricate brickwork might feel out of reach, ...