When you’re hitting the beach with the entire family, you’ll need to bring a good amount of items to keep the kids busy because you know they’ll get bored fast. So, to help you increase your time ...

On the (very short) list of kid products parents actually enjoying playing with alongside their children, kinetic sand easily makes the top three. Like molding clay, kinetic sand is a form of sensory ...

The roar of the ocean, salty air and warm sand are a few reasons Mark Dileo, lifeguard captain for the Surf City Beach Patrol, enjoys the beach. But his favorite times at the shore are when he builds ...

B rought to You By is our series about all the stuff that’s become part of the culture and of the economy. Where did they come from and who thought of them? Sandcastles have been around a while. In ...

A rare white gator at the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas. This week’s blog post is by The Paternity Test co-host Matt Boresi, who lives in the Edgewater Glen neighborhood of Chicago with his wife ...

With the expertise of a master sculptor Saturday morning, 11-year-old Lucy Medina carved a window into a sandcastle fit for royalty. Lucy and her team were hard at work constructing what they called ...

BELMAR, New Jersey (WABC) -- Experts and up-and-coming artists came out to the annual Belmar Sand Castle Contest on Wednesday. "This is a turtle family and we brought shells from home," said Marissa, ...