Most of us build sandcastles when we go to the beach... but the Klassen family went another direction. 

In fact, according to Addison, "I really wanted to make a sandcastle but that was kind of hard, so we were like DRAGON!" I don't know about you but a dragon sounds like the harder of the two!

Addison's mom Jenny Klassen says they didn't have any tools or buckets which is why making a castle would have been more challenging. 

Addison says they got a lot of attention on the beach.

"Definitely with the bigger dragon with the wings out, people would stop by and ask 'who made this?' or take pictures, people were definitely wowed.

Haley Klassen says they felt like celebrities in a way.

"It was really funny to watch people's faces as they would try to look at it without being too obvious about it."

The project was a real family affair with input from Haley, Addison, Zack, Makenna.

Jenn Klassen says she was really proud of all her children. 

"I think the best experience for Brad and me, as parents, was just to watch them do it and work together and just have a lot of fun. Just, working together and knowing each other's strengths and weaknesses. There were other kids on the beach that didn't have friends to play with and they would invite them over so that was really fun to watch as a parent."

They had so much fun, they're thinking of turning this into a future hobby.