Who says you can't use your beach toys year round?

When you're yearning for the beach, but it's not quite balmy enough to pull out the flip-flops, we've got just the thing: Snow Castles.  Sure, the snow suit is a bit bulkier than the swim suit, but the upside is that you won't be finding sand in random and inconvenient places for the rest of the day.  

And if you're thirsty, just shovel a little extra snow and you're all set.  (Yet another advantage over the sand variety of castle construction.)