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Sand Alternative for Sandbox
Asked by K.D. from Washington DC
on May 21, 2009
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Does anyone have an alternative to sand. I had heard there was sometihng else you could use but can't remember what it was. Anyone use something else that works? Thanks!
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- We call ours a bean bath. I just buy a bunch of bags of beans and put in them in the box and Noah has a blast. Also I have heard people using oatmeal. If your kids...
- Most important is if you do get sand make sure you have a tight cover or every neighborhood cat will use it as a litter box!!! EEEWWW!! I got pea gravel for my littl...
- I work for an early childhood program and we use a large plastic container-with lid- and fill it with rice and beans. The kids love it and it can even be played with ...
Alternate Idea for Sandbox
Asked by M.B. from St. Louis
on May 26, 2008
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Hi all,
I am trying to come up with an alternative to using sand in our sand table. I can't stand the mess, but it is my kids favortie activity so I don't want to ge...
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- Have you tried the white play sand in the box? It is finer than regular sand and does not stain clothes it also brushes off alot easier than the other sand. We use the...
- Make it a water table with just water or water and bubbles, or make it a shaving cream table (self cleaning). Hope this helps.
- HI, I use birdseed. It is easy to clean up if your table is moveable just move the table to another spot and let the birds clean up the mess. It also makes it ea...
