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Sandcastle Lessons

2612 Gulf Bvld, South Padre Island, TX
956 433 9948
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Type: "Classes/Workshops"
Owner description: We are pleased to be the premier sandcastle lesson company in the USA and operate from Boomerang Billy's on South Padre Island. Our aim is to make... more » Owner description: We are pleased to be the premier sandcastle lesson company in the USA and operate from Boomerang Billy's on South Padre Island. Our aim is to make your vacation one to remember, and we supply everything - you just bring your smile. We recommend that you secure your booking before your visit by e-mail or text. Instructor Andy Hancock will be pleased to help you build the castles of your dreams using 3 simple steps and no previous experience or creative ability is necessary. Our job is to make sure that in one hour you have all the skills you will need for a lifetime of building on the beach. We don't watch the clock as we are too busy watching our clients have fun.we even sell tools for the truly inspired! - See you on the beach! « less
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Houston, Texas, United States
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 June 2013 NEW

We were a large group with 7 kids (mostly teenagers) and 5 adults (ranging in age from 9 - 70) and great fun was had by all. Andy had everyone smiling (even the teens that were not excited about sandcastle lessons). The hour long lesson stretched closer to two since no one was scheduled after us and we would have... More

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Mississippi
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 June 2013 NEW

Andy was great. He showed us how to make the sandcastles and let us go to town. We visited and built multiple items. Dh was able to build a castle w/an arch,steps, windows and doors. I made a round cannonball. Guess what I did with it!!! I would definitely recommend this. We are on our way out the door to... More

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South Padre Island, Texas
1 review
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 June 2013

My mum took lesson last year and recommended it. We went along and had a wonderful time my youngest was grumpy to start with but within five minutes Andy had him smiling and joining in. We left with new skills and have been making super sandcasles on the beach ever since.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 June 2013 via mobile

Andy is fabulous! Well worth the $80 per hour spent. We had ages from 60+ down to 2years. You will definitely know how to build a professional looking sand sculpture. We bought tools and now my husband wants to make a big sand box in the back yard. The whole experience was quite entertaining, should have done it on the... More

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Boerne, Texas
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2013

My wife, 5 year old daughter, and I visit South Padre Island often and were referred to Andy by our fishing guide Mark Guillot. We spent approx. 2 hours with Andy and our entire family had a great time. Andy is a great teacher and kept us laughing during our entire visit. My daughter had so much fun that she... More

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san antonio
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2013

While I had never built more than the standard "kid pail" sandcastle before, With Andy's teaching I was able to build a beautiful sand sculpture, that passers by stopped and admired. When I told them this was only my first sand sculpture, they were amazed. But more than sand sculptures, there is something more meaningful that I took away from... More

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Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2013

We visited the island a few years ago and spent an afternoon with Andy building sandcastles. We had a lot of fun the first time. We came back to the island on our honeymoon a few weeks ago and visited Andy. He met us at his sandcastle area on the beach and we purchased some basic tools he uses when... More

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South Padre Island, Texas USA
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2013

Had a friend from out of state and decided to try out sandcastle lessons for the first time even though I am a local. We had a cold front with rain move in but that didn't stop the fun we had with Andy. Although we had to finish up the next day it was an experience that neither I nor... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2013

My husband, mom, uncle & I did this for 2 hrs. Andy was so much fun. He taught us a lot. We had a ball. My mom & uncle weren't going to build anything, but we talked them into it. I built a dragon, my mom built Dale Ernhart's nascar, my uncle built a glock, my husband built a rangers... More

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San Antonio, Texas
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2013

My husband I wanted to find something different to do in South Padre besides the normal. We are so glad we took a lesson from Andy! What fun it was and 2 hours never went by so fast! Thanks Andy for a fun time.

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