How to Build a Sandcastle How to Build a Sandcastle

Don’t build your sandcastle too close to the shore or the waves will sweep it out to sea!

Building a sandcastle is buckets of fun. All you need is sand, water, a shovel, different size buckets and your imagination!

Remember to work fast so the sand stays wet.

Use one part water to one part sand. If the sand is too wet or dry, it won’t work.

1. Find a flat spot on the beach.

2. Use a stick or shovel to draw an outline of your building site.

3. Bring a large bucket of water from the ocean, or dig a hole in the sand until you reach the water table.

4. Scoop mounds of wet sand into the center of your site.

5. Build the base by packing down sand in a circular or square shape.

6. One way to build a castle is by filling buckets with wet sand. Pack the sand with your hands and then flip over the bucket. Lift the pale, and viola!

7. When you’ve finished building the structure of your sand castle, add some finishing touches: build a moat around it carve out windows stack side towers add seashells, driftwood and any other treasures as decoration