How to Build a Sand Castle? 9-step instruction manual

Ehow.com is a site with a lot of How to articles. Some might be interesiting.. but whoever came up with the idea to post How to Build a Sand Castle must have thought the world is stupid

For those that do not know:

* STEP 1: Draw a rough sketch of the castle you’d like to build.

* STEP 2: Choose a square site near the water, but not so close that waves will destroy your castle as the tide comes up. Make sure the square is large enough for your castle plans.

* STEP 3: Dig a hole down to the water table, where the sand is dark and moist, or bring up large buckets of water from the ocean or lake.

* STEP 4: Scoop wet sand onto the center of the area in which you’ll be working.

* STEP 5: Work fast so the sand stays wet.

* STEP 6: Build towers by forming and stacking sand patties about the size and shape of thick pancakes. Place larger patties on the bottom, and gently shake the patties from side to side as you pile them so that the sand settles. Seal your towers by gently pouring water over them.

* STEP 7: Build walls to connect the towers of your castle by jiggling – gently shaking from side to side – wet sand into brick shapes and laying them on top of each other.

* STEP 8: Carve the towers and the walls into shapes using tools such as a small trowel, a putty knife or plastic utensils.

* STEP 9: Dig a moat around the castle to protect it from invaders, such as break-ing waves and dogs.

Enjoy! :)

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