Editing Sand art and play (section)

{{Short description|Moulding and sculpting shapes out of moist sand}}
{{other uses|Sand art (disambiguation){{!}}Sand art}}
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[[File:Større sandslot.jpg|thumb|Making a sandcastle]]
[[File:Sandcastle, Dover Castle (cropped).jpg|thumb|Sandcastle of [[Dover Castle]]]]
[[File:Sand Sculpture at Weston super Mare of Noah's Ark by Kuba Zimacek 4.jpg|thumb|Sand sculpture of [[Noah's Ark]]]]

'''Sand art''' is the practice of modelling [[sand]] into an artistic form, such as sand brushing, sand sculpting, [[sandpainting|sand painting]], or creating [[Sandpainting#Sand bottles|sand bottles]]. A '''sandcastle''' is a type of sand sculpture resembling a miniature [[building]], often a [[castle]]. The drip castle variation uses wet sand that is dribbled down to form organic shapes before the sands dries.

Most sand play takes place on [[Sand beach|sandy beaches]], where the two basic building ingredients, [[sand]] and [[water]], are available in abundance. Some sand play occurs in dry [[sandpit]]s and sandboxes, though mostly by children and rarely for art forms. Tidal beaches generally have sand that limits height and structure because of the shape of the sand grains. Good sculpture sand is somewhat dirty, having [[silt]] and [[clay]] that helps lock the irregular-shaped sand grains together.
[[File:2016_Songkran-temple-sand_IMG_4320.jpg|thumb|A [[sand pagoda]] constructed at Wat Phu Khao Thong in Ko Samui during Songkran]]
Sand castles are typically made by children for fun, but there are also sand-sculpture contests for adults that involve large, complex constructions. The largest sandcastle made in a contest was 18 feet tall; the owner, Ronald Malcnujio, a five-foot-tall man, had to use several ladders, each the height of the sandcastle. His sculpture consisted of one ton of sand and 10 litres of water to sculpt. {{citation needed|date=September 2022}}