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Sandpits?

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whatironing · 19/02/2008 10:05

Can anyone recommend a good one? I need one with a cover (lots of cats around)that will last left outside for a good few years...

Or does anyone think that they are a waste of time and money? I think DS (16m) would get a lot out of one but you never know do you!

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GooseyLoosey · 19/02/2008 10:22

Oh yes, the dcs love them and I loathe their very existence. If you get one, be prepared to spend the summer (and much of the autumn) getting sand out of your house. No matter how mnay times I explain that the sand stays outside, it falls upon deaf ears.

I have the wooden one from ELC here which has a canvas cover which has survived winter and cats: sandpit

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whatironing · 19/02/2008 10:32

Thanks GooseyLoosey, that looks a nice one. I suppose that if it isn't sand it will be soil and we will probably have both trampled around the house anyway...

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GooseyLoosey · 19/02/2008 10:59

Yes, but sand is so much harder to get out than soil. What I particularly hate is that for some reason it always ends up in my bed! However, as I said, my dcs (who were 2 and 4 last summer) loved it.

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whatironing · 19/02/2008 11:03

Oh no sandy bed!!! will have to decide how much I am willing to sacrifice for him....

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BirdyArms · 19/02/2008 11:33

I think that this one is fab - a picnic table with sand underneath the table bit. Expensive though - I am trying to work out whether I can justify it for ds2's birthday.

Alambil · 19/02/2008 12:24

Birdy arms it is cheaper from ELC (£100); still a lot, but £50 cheaper than the other one

BirdyArms · 19/02/2008 14:03

Thanks LewisFan - didn't know that ELC did them!

louweasel · 19/02/2008 22:23

I got the naturally playful sand table made by Step 2. It's on the Tesco direct website for £40.00. It's been well played with by a 2 and 5 year old. Table ones are great - easy to sweep the mess away and reduces mess on child because they can't climb in! Also we have ours at the bottom of the garden - more scope for some sand to fall away before they make it inside. I fancied the ELC one too but I saw it instore and the sand tray is quite shallow. Alse DH thought wooden slatted cover wouldn't keep all the weather out - they sell a plastic cover to put over it as well. Extra money and hassle!

nappyaddict · 06/04/2008 13:26

do the wooden ones go rotten though? that's what i would worry about. although i suppose the cover would stop that happening?

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