Sand dollars are found in groups along the sandy bottom of the ocean. When alive they have a dark appearance and can be brown, black or purple. I have only ever found one living sand dollar, at Three Sisters islands.
We always picture them as being white but that happens when they are washed up on shore and bleached by the sun. Those are the ones we search for. You should never keep any living sand dollars…live and let live.
Coloring Printables
These sand dollar images were drawn by me and are offered as a free download. It is meant for personal, home or homeschool use and can not be re-distributed or sold. If you are interested, see my coloring page here.
I have a lot of broken pieces but very few whole sand dollars. The waves can easily break the dried sand dollars into bits.
One day while walking along the beach at Ponce Inlet, a woman walked up to me and gave me a sand dollar she had found! Read that story here.
