Sandcastle Playhouse

A box can be anything: a ship, a fort, a castle! Suggest that the prince and princesses in your life build a summer home out of boxes and sand for hours of beach fun in the backyard.

Directions

Put all the boxes together with lots of duct tape or by other means to make the boxes sturdy and safe " an adult can help out on this part!

Find an assortment of boxes to build the castle structure. Use a big appliance box for the main room and add smaller boxes as side chambers. Round cardboard containers makes great turrets and poster board rolled into cones can be the spires.

Brush the outside of the boxes with white glue and pack play sand on the glue, covering the sides completely.

Once the first layer of sand has dried, you can apply another layer. Play sand can usually be purchased at a toy store or home improvement center.

Decorate the castle by gluing shells on the walls, along with fish and sea life made out of construction paper.

Dont forget to make a royal flag!