Building a Sandbox

Mel loves digging in the sand. When she is outside playing, Mel is usually sitting in a sandy spot of the yard with her shovel. We knew we had to build her a sandbox. I showed Meric a homemade sandbox idea I found online and the next day he went out and got the supplies.

After cutting the pieces to size we decided to paint the sandbox. Since this was for Mel we decided to make this a true family project and had Mel help us paint. She LOVED painting the wood pieces. And surprisingly she kept most of the paint on the boards.

Once the paint dried it was time to build the box. Meric would drill the holes for the screws then Mel would put the screw in the hole. She loves to help daddy, especially when tools are involved.

The sandbox design had a lid that opened up to create two benches. Sounds a little complicated but was really pretty easy for Meric and I to figure out and put together.

After we got it all built Meric went out and picked up some sand. Mel was so excited to see her sandbox all completed and full of sand. (On a sided note I had read that cinnamon was a good way to keep out ants. Haven't seen any ants yet and she has one great smelling sandbox!)

It was fun building the sandbox and I love that Mel got to be a part of the project.