Kids' Toy Reviews

Tired of castles that look suspiciously like upside-down pails? The right sand toys can turn a day at the beach into a bona fide art workshop.

By Christopher Healy

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Beach Builder
Beach Builder
International Playthings, $30

This sand-molding kit will help children make the most essential of building blocks: bricks. Square-cornered sand structures have never looked so professional. Of course, they're making castles, so the kit has molds for nicely rounded tower bricks, too. —Ages 5 and up


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