How to make a sandbox with your own hands in the country. Step by step photos, master classes

 Classic wooden sandbox

A sandbox made of natural material - wood, which may be better for the child. For its manufacture does not require a large amount of material and in-depth knowledge in the field of construction. A little effort and dexterity, and the place for the summer games of the child is ready!

You need to start work by marking the site where the sandbox will be located. As a standard, sandbox sizes are chosen about 1.5-2 meters, with a depth of 30 cm.

Then you need to prepare boards and bars, and be sure to sand them so that during the game the children do not get splinter. The thickness of square bars should be at least 3 cm.

Make an example assembly diagram / plan, and you can proceed with the assembly:

1. connect the base of the sandbox with metal corners;
2. Now in the corners of the resulting box, strengthen the bars;
3. then we work with the upper surface of the sandbox, connecting the corners, as shown in the photo;
4. fasten the finished horizontal surface to the sandbox box with screws;
5. we cover the sandbox with a special impregnation for wood that prevents decay, or with drying oil;

Let's prepare the place for installing the sandbox where the markup was done:

• remove the top layer of soil, about 5 cm .;
• cover with a film or other material to prevent sand from mixing with the ground (do not forget to make small holes in the coating so that moisture does not accumulate);
• install the sandbox;
• we fall asleep sand.

The sandbox is ready!

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How useful are sandbox games for a child?

Sand perfectly affects the sensory sensors of the child, for example, touch. The sand can be dry, wet, small, large, all these differences in children cause different sensations, each reacts differently to this.

• The development of imagination, creativity. From sand you can build castles, make cakes, using various molds to create something new, in a word to create.
• Playing with sand contributes to social skills. During the game, children communicate. They can build tunnels, create a zoo, build a city. And during the game, the child may be in the role of the same builder or gardener. When children take on a role related to their dramatic play, they learn important social skills such as empathy and the prospect of adoption.
• You can also use sand in training. For example, when a child learns to count, we build cakes and count, or break them.
• In Europe, sand is even used as a therapeutic tool. When working with children, psychologists use sand to collect information, to look for problems that bother the child, and to communicate. Games with sand cheer up, soothe, relieve stress.

Sandbox made of stones

Want to make an original sandbox, then this option is for you.

Main advantage - such a sandbox can be made of any size, and most importantly by spending a minimum of money, unless of course you have the necessary number of large stones.

Plus she looks like interesting landscape solution. And if you get tired, and you decide to make another version of the sandbox, then this corner can be decorated with a flower bed or put a swing there.

 

The photo shows all the steps to create a sandbox, everything is fast, simple and beautiful.

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Chock Sandbox

Another simple version of the sandbox, which can be made from what is in the country. Oslumps will serve as new material for construction; their size can be any. the main thing to fix them well so that the design is reliable, and the manufacturing process is clear from the photos presented. Also at the end of the article there is a gallery of photos with various design options, shapes, sizes of sandboxes that can help with the selection and construction of the sandbox.

 

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Sandbox from an old bed

How many old things can be found in the cottage, in the pantry, in the attic ...

Sometimes they lie there for a long time, but you didn’t think that something new, interesting and useful could be made of them.

But what if, use the old bed as a sandbox.

 

The set of conversion actions is very small:

• it is necessary to remove the legs of the bed;
• install boards at the backs that will serve as benches.

 

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How to keep a sandbox clean

To make games in the sandbox safe and gave children joy, it is necessary to observe cleanliness here. And how to do this, a few tips will help.

1. Cap. Try to use a sandbox cover. It will prevent various rubbish and traces of animals from getting into the sand while you are gone. A cover can be a tarpaulin, linoleum, a dense film or some other material.
2. Keeping the sand dry. If the sand is left moist for a very long time, then the likelihood of mold development in the sandbox is high, so it is important to dry the sand.
3. Not in the sandbox. Crumbs remain during the meal, and food particles always attract animals, birds, which can do their “thing” in the sand.

Tire sandbox

Not always on the site there is a place for the construction of a large sandbox, but do not despair, there is always an option how to please a child.

Having already served a tire service and experience with the tool, you can easily make a small and mobile sandbox. Minimum cost and maximum joy for kids.

Step by step photos to help.

 

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Sandbox with a bench cover

Very convenient and useful option. The classic sandbox was considered above, this option is very similar to the first, but supplemented by a roof. Another feature is the ability to transform the sandbox cover into a convenient bench. It will not be difficult to make it, everything is very clear on the presented photos.

 

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Sandbox in the form of a ship

For boys, a great option would be to make not just a sandbox, but a “ship” by attaching the bow of the ship and mast to the sandbox box. Turn on the imagination, and complete the ship with everything you need: sails, a helm, a cabin, etc.

Now you can search for treasures!

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Sandbox from an old boat

The most budget option sandbox - This is to make it from what you find at home. Almost any interior item with a suitable design and sufficient capacity can become a sandbox.

In our example, an old boat is used.

Just add sand and the sandbox is ready!

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Paving sandbox

Highly long last sandbox stone sandbox. She is not afraid of either moisture or temperature. And such a sandbox is built very easily.

The most important thing bond with concrete for reliability.

You can build sandbox walls of different heights, and even build a sandbox in the form of a small castle.

 

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Wigwam Sandbox

This option is also very functional and comfortable, since the wigwam serves as protection from the sun, and can be used both with the sandbox and separately from it.

And if the material from which the wigwam is made is also moisture resistant, then during the rain it will be another plus, child can wait a little rain right in the sandbox.

 

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What sand is better to use for a sandbox?

Requirements that are most often made to sand:

• the sand should be dry;
• mold well;
• must be clean (without bugs, stones, etc.)
• not be too dusty (without very small particles that can easily get into your eyes).

 

When choosing sand between river and quarry, choose river, as it is cleaner. A great option is quartz sand, "Easter cakes" are well molded from it and it is clean.

Machine-shaped sandbox

Interesting option, and pretty labour intensivebut what can’t you do to please the children? A sandbox in the shape of a car, the sandbox itself is located in the back.

For this model of the sandbox, plywood 18 mm thick is required, all elements are connected with the help of corners, wheels and headlights are mounted on self-tapping screws.

 

Do not forget to cover the finished product with varnish or paint.so that it lasts you a long time. The machine diagram is attached below.

 

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Sandbox with a four-pitched roof

A sandbox with a reliable roof is a protection from the sun and a place for games. Almost a house, only without walls.

It is made of environmentally friendly material - wood.

A great place for games, and having a little imagination you can decorate the pillars, for example, with flowers, or put bright ribbons along the edge of the roof, so many different ideas.

 

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Sandbox Hexagon

It looks very nice sandbox unusual shape, for example in the form of a hexagon.

The presented scheme for the construction is very convenient, and allows you to make a sandbox of different sizes, and even shapes, you just need to choose the correct length of the boards for the base.

 

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Sandbox with a growing canopy

Austrian architects installed an unusual sandbox in Vienna.

It is a dome of willow branches that grow in a special compartment with soil. This supports the life of the tree, and allows it to bloom every season.

Also, this design protects against heat and light rain.

 

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What games can I play with sand?

What was more interesting to play in the sandbox, you can come up with a game with the participation of both one child and a whole crowd of children. Everything will be used: toys, shovels, molds, buckets, sticks, planks, etc.

So what kind of games so lure our kids:

• The modeling of the Easter cakes. You will need buckets, molds and spatulas. What could be simpler, poured sand, rammed, turned over, and a beautiful Easter cake or a “cake” is ready.
• Drawing with a stick or finger. You can draw anything, but the game is suitable for any age.
• Modeling of the castle, fortress. Blinded and you can also decorate with something.
• Dig a tunnel.
• Games in cars. You can make a garage, parking, or you can race track.
• Barking hands. It is very interesting for young children when they fall asleep an adult's hand, and then he starts to move it and slowly digs it up.
• Footprints. You can leave individual tracks and entire tracks of tracks. Traces can be yours and rebecs, and there can be animals: with one finger - a bunny jumps, with three - a dog runs, with a fist - an elephant.
• Searches for treasure. Bury some object, and go in search, you can even draw a map.

Any game can interest the child, most importantly, show imagination!

Wicker sandbox

A very original design for the sandbox is wicker fence from twigs of willow, or other material that tends to bend well.

There are many types of weaving, choose any one to your taste.

The principle of action is simple: pegs are fixed and you begin to weave.

The main thing is that the weaving is dense enough so that the sand does not leak out through it, in extreme cases, you can make a fence inside of dense material, boards, plywood, and just make everything beautifully weave.

 

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Sandbox table with storage shelf

Another version of the sandbox from already unnecessary things.

This model has many advantages:

• two compartments on the work surface, you can experiment and fantasize during the game, using one compartment for sand, and the second for water, as shown in the photo, or you can fill one of them with pebbles, etc .;
• there is a convenient shelfwhere you can store toys and all kinds of little things for playing outside;
• such a sandbox has small sizeTherefore, it can be easily rearranged to any convenient place, or it can be completely removed for the winter.

The only negative is the small size, because of which it will not be very convenient to play for a large number of children.

 

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Sandboxes, design ideas

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