Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Janel Hawkins spends hours building intricate structures — and destroys them not long after. Such is the life of a professional ...

As building blocks go, pancakes fall low on the list. But a successful sand castle, I learned, starts with pancakes. A tall stack. Turns out those plastic molds I had packed with sand — only to dump ...

Janel Hawkins runs the sand sculpting company, Sand Castle University, where she designs intricate beachside creations Tabitha Parent is a writer at PEOPLE covering entertainment and culture. She ...

If you live near a beach, chances are you and your kids have hauled sloshing buckets of seawater to build sandcastles. While visions of turrets, moats, and intricate brickwork might feel out of reach, ...