Such kind staff here. Gave me awesome tips and advice as a…read morenew surfer for where to go. Love that they carried organic sunblock! I will be taking a surf lesson when I return here in October!

I just wanted to say THANK YOU to Outer Surf for the amazing experience we had this morning surfing…read morefor the first time. Our instructor Megan was absolutely fantastic and we couldn't have asked for a better coach for our three kids. We really liked her approach of sharing her knowledge on all aspects including how the waves are formed, understanding impacting dynamics like wind, and the approach she took to ease our kids into it for the first time. So cool and a bit surprising to see the two older ones actually catching some waves by the end of their first lesson. We would highly recommend Outer Surf and Megan as an instructor to anyone wanting to learn to surf and have a fun time doing so. Our kids were ages 15, 14 and 7. Fantastic experience!

DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILDREN HERE!!!!!…read more I sent my both my daughters here when we were referred by a friend of my step mother's and I knew in my gut something was not right. The owner, Sandy Graham, runs the pre-school program and then switched over to a camp program during the summer....all run from her private home in Kill Devil Hills. At first, I only sent my oldest daughter who was 5 at the time because she had missed the cut off date to start Kindergarten that year. I thought that everything was fine at first, but then immediately noticed that the teacher, Sandy, would be gone lots of days when I showed up to pick up my daughter and she would leave the children in the care of her elderly mother who does not speak a word of English, Spanish only!!!! I cannot tell you how many times I have walked in just to here her screaming at all the children who do not understand what she is saying at all. My oldest is very well behaved, so I have never had to worry about her getting in trouble at school, however my 3 year old is a different story. When my oldest finally started Kindergarten, it was time to send my 3 year old to pre-school on her own. I was already terrified at the fact that she is so little and a loose cannon at that so I was worried about her getting in trouble. She would come home complaining of being put in time out which is perfectly reasonable if a child is acting out and so i thought nothing of it until she started complaining that Sandy's elderly mother would grab her by her arms and hurt her. It was until my oldest got out of Kindergarten, that I was able to send them together for the summer camp program. Sandy drives all the children around in a big van on a day to day basis running her errands and doing whatever she so chooses without notifying parents at all!!! I have told her numerous times in the past that I needed to be notified anytime my child was being taken somewhere, to which she says ok and of course, but then still tells you nothing about where they are. After one week of sending both my children together for camp, my oldest told me that Sandy had took all the kids to children's festival in Manteo, NC on June 19th 2019. My 3 year old immediately spoke up and said she did not get to attend the festival because she was sleeping in the van. My oldest then confirmed for me that Sandy had left my 3 year old daughter along with 3 other children asleep in the van with the power off and the windows up while she took all the other children to do the festival activities. It wasn't until another person seen my child crying inside the van that Sandy came back for them. By that time my 3 year old had escaped from her carseat and had climbed into the driver's seat desperately trying to get out for air. My oldest said when Sandy and the other children returned to the van, it was very hot and her little sister was sweating and crying. I immediately tried to call Sandy after I was told this and she ignored all of my attempts to reach her. Later that evening my 3 year old went on to tell me that Sandy has been smacking her in her mouth every time she gets in trouble. At this point I was furious and seeing red. Sandy finally called me back the next morning and actually had the nerve to admit leaving my child in the van on a 90 degrees summer day but said the van wasn't hot. She also said she doesn't smack my daughter in the mouth but only taps her in her mouth. IS SHE SICK IN THE F***ING HEAD???? I will never send my children back there again to her or her abusive mother. Do not pay this woman to watch your children. They will just be left with someone who they cannot communicate with and neglected. There is so much more I could go on to say about this woman and her fraud of a business. Their driveway is filled with new cars, they own two different three story houses, and always have maintenance crews working around their house all because she lives off the money trusting parents pay her to actually take care of their children. DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILDREN HERE!!!!

Great place to leave the kids for a day, week, summer. Where a kid can be a kid with out getting…read moreinto trouble. Friendly yet firm encouragement. Lots of fun to have there or go on a field trip to local happenings, local monuments or the beach. Toys, activities for the mind and the body.

My family goes to the OBX for summer vacation every year. We always find time to do a family craft…read more- we've done so many things - pottery, painted ceramics, wine & paint, jewelry, tie-dye but this mixed media was - By. Far. Our. FAVORITE! It was so much fun, perfect for all levels of creativity/skill, and the instructor/owner was delightful. I changed my mind on my project shortly after beginning & asked if I could do a different design, offering to pay for the supplies I'd used. She was fabulous, gracious, & generous. Another aspect of her teaching style that I really appreciated was that she would help as much or as little as a student wanted. If we had done this craft earlier in the week, we all agreed that we would have gone back again, there were so many cool designs and it was so much fun. If I could give 10 stars I would.

When you walk into this shop you automatically smile and any stress you have stays outside. Donna…read moreis an amazing teacher and creative soul. Very accommodating and friendly. Her talents surround you in this absolutely adorable shop. Working with mixed media, Donna guides you through the process of creating your own masterpiece. Rain or shine, beginner or advanced you will really enjoy taking a class. I'm looking forward to another soon.

Great location with a huge store. The only place on the island to sell average size Rainbow flip…read moreflops. They had sizes Large and XL for mens when every other place either had XS or XXL sizes.

This place has been around forever and it's starting to show a bit as far as the interior of this…read morestore goes. That said, it has pretty much any souvenir you could want to bring home from your trip to the Outer Banks available at fairly decent prices. I scored a few discount t-shirts on the rack they had outside that I'm pretty happy with. If you forgot any essentials like sunscreen or need to pick up bug spray or aloe, this spot won't soak you as much as others in Timbuck II.

In OBX for a family vacation, was looking for a little fun family activity to do together and this…read moreplace popped up. They offer a lot of cool classes and even take home canvases that have a pre-drawn image. This is what we ended up getting. We got three for about $100. Sadly, we were pretty disappointed with the actual product we got. When you get the canvas it shows what the image is supposed to look like when it's completed, and it comes with paints. I don't know what I expected but I got a canvas that had a hand drawn, in pencil, horse on it. That's it. With written instructions. Honestly I didn't mind the canvas being hand drawn but please get someone to do a better drawing? I don't know. For $30 each it's just not what i personally expected. I think overall maybe just stick with the classes and skip this part.

This is a really great gift shop. Many hand crafted items at reasonable prices. I visit every…read moreyear and always find something unique to buy.

The owner Lindsey is an awesome person. She will definately take care of you. This would be a fun…read moreevent for any girl get togethers, bachlorette parties or just for fun. Check her out and you will have a blast