Sand Sculpture: Elephant at Green Key

Tuesday at Green Key Beach

One of the number one things I wanted to do on my Florida vacation was to create a piece of Sand Art. I found myself at Green Key Beach and couldn't pass up how perfect it was. The weathers great, there's so many wonderful little crabs EVERYWHERE, and a lot of sand. It was also kind of quiet so there wouldn't be a lot of distraction or crowding. So Alisa (My sister) and I went to work. This is my first sand sculpture.

Step 1

Spread water all over the sand you plan to use. Dig it up and pile it up. We used a dollar tree sand bucket. I do NOT recommend this. It took forever. Bring a shovel. Seriously.

Pat it into a mound, compression seems to be the key! Make sure you have wet sand! (you see that pool of water by the base of our mound? Don't do that.. seriously. you don't want your sand to be mud at the 

bottom.) 

Step 2

Build your mound into a slightly bigger shape then you're actual sculpture is going to be. You want to create your sculpture by subtraction, not addition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 3

Details can be created with anything really. We used a spork and a knife from Taco Bell. :) They were very effective. We will do a lot more detail on future versions, but I'm very very pleased with the results. Especially on our first try!

 

There were a lot of smiles by the passerby's. It's really awesome to see how happy art can make a person :)

My second installment for My Childs Adventure (.com) is finished!!!

 

          Finally the three of us at MyChildsAdventure.com (And Groovie) can all sigh in relief. Our sophmore effort 'Missing in the Museum' has been completed and is available for customization and purchase! We've all worked hard and are proud to present you with 'Missing in the Museum.'(MitM)



         This one is a simple tale of a young boy or girl heading with his mom or dad to the Big City Museum. Upon arriving they discover that a model pteradon has been misplaced. The curator, Dr. Art. E Fact, has requested that your child help locate the missing dinosaur. They follow the clue through several exhibits and the employee lounge until they discover the truth behind the missing Pteradon!

The opening scene, your childs house is on the right!

The museum foyer. Your childs first peek inside!

Curator Art E. Fact and your child find the missing Pteradon.

             As with Monster Under My Bed MitM
is fully customizable with your childs picture, name, favorite color, and street address. (No city or state, just enough to help them remember it!) It is also available for only 20$ through paypal. Please check out it's page to see what it's all about!

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