Play Sand - Keep Your Kids Entertained!

By Author: Adam Nicolson
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Sandboxes are a great source of fun for young children who delight in finding buried treasure, building castles and messing about in the sandbox. A sandbox also provides a soft and safe place for young children to play, whilst stimulating their senses. Many nurseries have their very own sandboxes and many parents buy their own for their children to play in during the summer and this is a great idea because it helps to develop children’s creativity.

However many sandboxes are not filled with the right types of sand. Most people simply do not realise that the cheap sand, which is available at most garden centres, is not the ideal type of sand to fill up a sandbox which is going to be played in by children. Garden centre sand is no always sanitized which means that it could cause problems for children who are playing with it. That is why it is important that sandboxes are always filled with play sand which has been cleaned of mites, and other creatures which you would not want your children touching.

Play Sand

Play sand is sold especially for use in children’s sandboxes. It is completely safe for children ...
... to use and is made from only sanitized materials which have been fully tested and deemed safe for use by children.

However, there are some types of sand which contain various additives which could cause an allergic reaction. If your child has allergies, or you are worried about chemicals, then you should check the label thoroughly before buying and ensure that you are buying completely non-toxic sand, just to be on the safe side of things. Buying from a reputable play sand company should help you to ensure that the sand you buy is completely safe for use.

Play sand can be bought in a variety of colours, which makes it more interesting for children to play with. If they are learning about texture and colour, then play sand is a great tool for teaching children and can be a good way of encouraging children to learn more about the world.

Turf and Stuff is a national supplier of garden and firewood products suitable for both home and school delivery. They stock a completely safe range of play sand which is great for use in sandboxes.