Building the Perfect Sand CastleBuilding a nice sand castle really isn’t all that hard. You just need to know how to prepare,what tools to use, and how to build. Hilton Head Island has perfect sand for building sandcastlesbecause we have very at beaches. That’s why Hilton Head Island has sand castle competitionsevery year.In order to build a big and strong sand castle you have to know where to build it first. Start bydigging a large deep hole just far enough away from where high tide will come; that way thewaves will not crash on your castle. Don’t worry necessarily how wide the holeis, but concentrate on how deep it is. You’ll want the hole to be deep enoughthat a puddle of water is at the bottom with wet sand. Wet sand is the numberone ingredient in making a stong base for the sandcastle.After digging the hole, choose the area near by you will build on and pat itdown hard so that is hard and at. After attening the surface, start scoopingwith your hand from the hole and pouring the wet sand on the foundation.Once the foundation is covered in wet sand, pat the wet sand down hard andat like you did before (make sure and do this part quickly after pouring, wetsand will start to “freeze/harden up” and will be harder to take shape whenthe water sinks out of it). Now your foundation is very strong and you can startto build up.Continue to pour layer after layer of wet sand on top of your base and lightly attening it out; after layer two or three, stop patting the layers down withyour hand and simply let water and gravity do the rest for the rest of the layers.Continue pouring and attening wet sand on your tower until it is the desiredheight. This is how to build an effective “tower“. Build as many as you would like,and remember dont build too high to where it will fall down. After the tower isthe desired height, you can whip out some hand tools we will go over later, orwait and build some walls and staircases connecting the towers first beforeyou do your sculpting.To build a wall connecting your towers, you will have to use a different technique than when you built your towers. Insted of plopping layer on top of layerlike the tower, when building a wall, you should make it using “bricks“. Simplyscoop a handfull of wet sand from your well, let the water drain a second ortwo in your hands, then place the sand inbetween the towers. After you haveplaced the sand on the ground, shape the brick with your palms or fingers. Startwith a bottom layer, then a second layer, then a third layer of bricks and buildup to your desired height.In order to build stair cases, simply use the brick method again building“away” from your wall. You will neaten up the stairs as well as the rest of thecastle later on with your tools.The tools you will need are an actual shovel fordigging the hole, simple small sand castle bucketfor pouring wet sand, a paint scraper for atteningthe wet sand, a butter knife for carving, tooth picksfor detailed designing, and a straw for blowingaway loose sand in hard to get areas. You maythink up of a new tool of your own, whateverworks for you!Have fun!31
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