beachbites Buckets of Fun The Scoop On Sandcastles STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY EMMY ERRANTE Sandcastles don’t necessarily have to take the shape of castles. The right type of sand can be molded into just about anything. A walk down Wrightsville Beach on a summer afternoon reveals the occasional sea creature sculpture, evidence of children and their imaginations. Sea Creature Sculptures Type of Sand: Damp Tools: Shovels, shells, sea oats c Just south of Johnnie Mercer’s Pier, five children put the finishing touches on a sand sculpture masterpiece. They create two whales, a shark, a sea turtle, a starfish and an octopus. “It started as a whale-building contest,” 11-year-old Madysen Edgington says. “You use the sand that you get when you dig down.” Nearby, 8-year-old Gavin Edgington and 13-year-old Liv Scharfe gather pieces of dried sea oats that have blown from the dunes to create the whale’s baleen and water spout. “Use your surroundings,” Scharfe says. “You can use other stuff besides sand.” 16 WBM august 2014
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