Bringing the Beach Home For the Kids - Best Tips From Do-It-Yourselfers On Building A Sandbox
August 17, 2011 Kyriaki (Sandy) Venetis With the temperatures finally cooling down, it’s a great chance to let the kids out in the backyard to play.
Father built this sandbox and now plays with his son in it. Photo courtesy of Dover Projects.
If they don’t already have one, a great idea is to build your kids a sandbox to give them that ‘at the beach experience’ during the week. Kids love it. They use their construction toys and buckets to make things like castles with moats, towers, animal shapes, and other sand creations.
While you can find good quality wooden sandboxes at stores, with a little know-how and an ability to follow directions, you can build a much better sandbox at a lower cost.
In other words, a small store-bought sandbox will likely cost you more than a bigger sandbox that you can build yourself. You can make anything from a very basic sandbox to an elaborate one with a warp-around seat.
Today, we’re going to take a look at some of the best and most unique ideas from some parents who have built sandboxes for their own kids (with their websites includes, so you can get the step-by-step details from them).