Building in August & September on the Massachusetts Street beach, in Lewes, Delaware
The wives seemed to do most of the merman or mermaid construction today – but the kids were eager to put on ‘finishing touches.’
(That’s a LOT of sand, Ricardo!! Hope there’s lots of water left for you to shower!)
Kate (8 years old) built a castle before I had to leave the beach today. (Thunder and threatening sky.) Her sister Amelia, 13, was still in the process of building, as was her cousin, Kyle, 11, and his brother Blake. I hope they got a good castle in today! (And hope it will stay standing tomorrow – we had major destruction here last night
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Alex 12, Logan 8, and their Dad, Mike, a high school teacher in Carroll County, MD, were waiting for me when I got to the beach at 2pm. They had been wanting to find out all the ‘secrets’ of sandcastle building. I showed them everything I knew (in about 5 minutes!) And they took that information, and built a great castle. You can see Alex and Logan’s mom with a sandcastle mold in the photo, with Logan and his neighboring kingdom behind Alex’s castle. I look forward to seeing this family build more!!
It probably was because I was so tired last night – here’s the photo that I uploaded, and typed a caption (but the photo didn’t show!)
Today I spent a lot of time teaching, helping, and talking (not necessarily in that order! I didn’t start carving my castle until after 3 o’clock! (But better late than never!)
2 Dads and a mom from Rockville, MD – plus 3 kids and their creation –
a tiered decorated cake (or was it a castle?) Great imagination and result! Dad Ricardo, mom, plus Michael 11, worked with Noah 10, and Sienna (6) and their Dad.
Zoe’s Dad, Chris, and her big brother Zach helped her build a wonderful castle today.
Dad, Zoe and Zach in front of their castle today
Kyle is 11, and his brother Blake is 8, from Great Meadows, NJ. Their cousins Kate 9, and Amelia 13, flew in from Austin, TX. The four of them built a big castle together today, and entertained their grandparents and mom.
Laney 7, and Rachel 8, are neighbors in Frederica, DE. It’s great to watch friends building castles together. Their castle incorporated buildings, towers, stairs, and village houses.
Finn, 7, is from Washington DC; River is 6, from Falls Church, VA; and Sarah, turning 10 on September 16 – is from Kildare, Ireland. These three built a great castle together today – and worked wonderfully as a team.
