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Making Sand Castles & Blogger Beach Bash

a sand castleMy Family attended the Blogger Beach Bash at the Golden Inn in Avalon NJ hosted by Real Mom Media.  We also learned how to make sand castles from Travel Channels own Sand Master Matt.  It was amazing I learned so much and I can’t wait to play in the sand again using the techniques Matt show us.

Matt’s main Sand Carving points:

  • build the structure front the bottom up and
  • let the water act as a glue to hold the sand together.
  • Use a form – For get the flipping of the bucket method from when you were a kids.  Matt company You can dig it Sand Tools  Has a hit and video you can buy.  It is all about using the right tools for the job.    He provided us with the kits and boy did they make the job easier.

Here is a short video of Matt teaching us how to make bricks and an aged effect.

Here is  a mention of some of the other days sponsors

  • Visit Ac  if you have not been to Ac be sure to go and check out the duality 3d video on boardwalk hall you can read my post Duality
  • The Paint Home  who did some amazing centerpieces for the event just using every day items you have in your home.  The table I sat out had an frame on the table with no glass and a great Victorian feel flower arrangement.
  • I also got to meet  Jordan Schneider – Insurance and Financial Services  planning great guy.
  • Suddenly Safe   which is a company that provide detector for knowing when it is too hat to leave your child in the car.
  • Stacy form Truly Custom Cakes was present and brought us some of her amazing cupcakes.  She also made a lovely cake for the day.cake that look like a sand pail
  • Also during the day we got to experience my favorite Ice Tea   Honest Tea not to sweet and taste refreshing Honest tea.honest tea bottles

The Golden Inn is was a great to  to host the event. Be sure to check out my review of out stay in the Golden Inn. beach at golden inn beach cahirs with umbrellas

Disclosure: I did receive product and meals during the event.  The opinion written in this post are all my own.

Golden Inn Review

golden InnThe Golden Inn is was a fabulous to host the BLogger Beach Bash  event.  We were at the hotel middle of the week and it was a great family atmosphere.  The hotel is located so close to the beach walk over the dune and they beach was  there.  Not to mention the beach chair and umbrellas if you are a hotel guest.

Then after the lovely day on the beach we came in for lunch pool side. My kids loved the pool.  I was happy to because the had a shallow area in the pool 3 feet and the pool went  to 8 feet deep. My daughter loved diving and jumping in. My son as you know is a pool rat.. (swims a lot) so he stayed in the water.

The rooms were clean, and well furnished.  But I have to mention the bed.  I have slept in a lot of hotels but these beds where  one of the best mattress I EVERY slept on.  My husband thought the same.  They were Sertas and then a pillow top then great sheets.   Also the little containers of shampoo and conditioner i forgot my conditioner so i used the ones provided,  it was great my hair felt soft and flowing when I stepped out of the shower.

Also I mush mention the buffet breakfast was lovely my husband had the scrambled eggs and he said they were amazing light fluffy and creamy not what you would expect from a buffet.   The hotels restaurant also has nightly dinner specials.. the night we were leaving it was a lobster bake.. made me wish I could stay another night. The owners of the Golden Inn are affiliated with the Omni hotel but the Golden Inn is a private hotel,  so great quality.

Avalon NJ is very easy to get too it took us about 2 hours from my home in north Philly. The Hotel is also about a mile front he center of Stone Harbor which has a movie theater, eateries and great  fashion shopping

.golden logo out of sand

Disclosure: I did receive product and meals during the event.  The opinion written in this post are all my own.