Next time you're at the beach, take a look around: You may spy a mermaid with long, tangled hair or a dragon with pointy ears and flared nostrils.

You want an actual sand castle. Bring along the right materials: a 5-gallon bucket, trowel, shovel, spray bottle and a few different-sized cups (from 8 to 32 ounces).

They are castles of sand made painstakingly with shovels and knives and edible dyes. ) Subscribe Manage my subscription Activate my subscription Log in Log out. Home. Hurricane. News. Regions.