If you want the clearest most calmest water with nice white sand beaches and lots of shells you might want to try the Gulf Beaches. It's a little over an hour drive Southwest and Your kids would enjoy it. We usually head to Madeira Beach because of the great shopping area called John's Pass which you can head to for a break from the sun.
There also are lots of great resauaunts close by.
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