TOP TIP: From years of being a father, watching the kids with a sand pit has been a pleasure. However, in the heat ofthe day they don’t want to come in so be sure to have suncream on hand or a shade sail for cover or their skin will burn. I know from personal experience. The Plum Wooden Sand and Picnic Table is a space-saving activity table combining outdoor dining with sensory sand play. The canopy can be fully adjusted to different heights and tilted to give your child maximum protection against the sun throughout the day. The canopys adjustable feature also allows it to act as a cover for the sandpit when it is not in use. Made with FSC ®-certified, this sandpit is a garden toy that is kind to the environment and built for longevity and durability. The edges of the sandpit are rounded for extra safety and the product is easy for parents to assemble and comes with a protective cover and groundsheet. By having the best sand pit in your garden, you’re essentially bringing the beach to you kids right there at home. They can get creative and build sand castles, or just enjoy making a mess!
Playing in sand pits helps young children develop motor and social skills in a really fun way. They are low maintenance (apart from topping up the sand) and kids never seem to get bored with them.

Durability is always high on the agenda when I’m looking for any kind of product, and sand pits are no different. ENGAGE THEIR SENSES Whether your little one wants to splash around in the water or build a sandcastle kingdom, it’s the perfect way to incorporate sensory play. This will help develop your children’s sense of touch, endorsing social skills and promoting creativity.Introduce sensory play and allow your child to master new skills during the early stages of childhood. Sand pits are ... a great way to engage young children in free play and learning. Made from sustainably sourced FSC® certified timber, Plum® sand pits are built to be kind and friendly to the planet. CREATIVE AND MESSY PLAY Whether it's scooping, sculpting, or sandcastle making, the Giant Wooden Sandpit will inspire hours of creative, imaginative and sensory play! The problems I’m referring to are:
1. Keeping the sand pit clean and stopping ran from getting in.
2. Stopping your children from getting too much sun while they play in the sand pit. CHOOSE YOUR FRAME Get the Lookout Tower to suit your garden and that your kids will love. Choose your frame with the option to add swings, monkey bars or both. Also available in forest green colour way.

For around the same price as the Plum Store wooden sand pit you have the option of going for this sand and water fold away table that is a wonderful gift for toddlers. Best overall: Chad Valley Sand Pit– can be used as a paddling pool too ideal for 1 to 6 year olds. [personally tested and proven]

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Fully adjustable by height and tilt, the stylish striped canopy can be positioned perfectly to shelter the play area. And with two comfortable benches to either side of the pit, there is plenty of space for more than one toddler to enjoy playing in the sand. Offering an ideal area to experiment with sand play, build castles, and get creative, this Plum® Sand Pit will make a great addition to your garden area. Also, to stop rain getting in the sand pit, you should either choose a model with a good cover that can be fixed down, or invest in a separate waterproof cover. Material This isn’t your ordinary kind of sand though. The ‘magic sand’ that comes as part of this kit has been specially formulated to give it a plasticity that makes it a kind of half way between sand and plasticine. This makes it much easier for children to shape it and even lets them engrave patterns into it without it falling apart instantly. However I find the advertising pictures to be very misleading – there isn’t nearly that much sand – don’t get me wrong it’s a fantastic kit but we need truth – here’s a look at how much sand you really get: There are hundreds of different sand pits out there, each with their own dimensions and shapes. The first thing you need to know, is how much space can you spare in your garden for your sand pit? Buying a huge one if you’ve only git a small garden is not a good idea.

HAND-EYE COORDINATION Sand play is a great way to encourage children to improve their hand-eye coordination and motor skills. STORE-IT COMPARTMENT Once playtime is over toys can be stored away for another day into the built-in storage compartment. This square shaped sand pit measures 140 x 140cm, giving your kids lots of room to play with their siblings or friends, and wide edges of the pit can be used as seats if they don’t want to sit in the sand. If it wasn't feature rich enough, this playcentre also comes with play accessories for more fun imaginative play! RELAX IN THE SHADE The height-adjustable canopy can be tilted to keep your child in the shade throughout the day.Best sand pit raised off the ground: Step2 Naturally Playful Sand Table– ideal if you want a raised platform Dino Sand Kit 3lbs Dinosaur Motion Sand With Sandbox Moulds Tools Creative Toys for Boys Girls Ages 3+ Amazing for kids aged 3 to 11 and especially kids into dinosaurs and fossils. An absolute dream! [personally tested and proven] It is very lightweight when empty, weighing not much over two and a half kilograms, but once filled with sand it becomes a lot more stable.
As mentioned, when folded, the Mookie sand and water table is very compact, but once unfolded it actually gives you a fairly large area to play with measuring 96.5 x 41.5 x 58 cm.