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Nature Sand Play

Apr 03, 2025
 

I see some of the beautiful nature sand play going on in Australia and they’re so dreamy. Here in the U.K I have to make do with our fixed sand pit from @plumplayuk . Our canopy was never very good so we removed it and now it makes an excellent structure for adding in den building covers and the beautiful @the.wonderie cloths.



I’ve added some loose part baskets of nature; sticks, sea glass, shells, pebbles. There are buckets, spades, spoons, pots, dishes, masher and colander.

I need to add to the small world here but we have some wheeled vehicles and I have plans to add the following wildlife; camel, donkey, snakes, lizards, sea birds,

I would love deeper sand to really build on the upper body strength but sometimes we have to make do with what we have. We can do lots of digging in the soil in the garden.

I’ve added a plank of wood that can be used as a surface to work on or spark some imaginative play as a bridge.

I would also love a water pump but instead I added a source of water so we...

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