Landscape Decorative Sand

Getting Sandy at Any Age

There’s a reason your boss’s desk may feature a Japanese sand garden. Even adults recognize the pleasure of working with sand. The love of the sandbox is ageless, and so are its benefits. Sandboxes provide pure entertainment from infancy to elementary school while contributing to certain age-specific milestones along the way:

• Toddlers are in a critical period to develop fine and gross motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
• Preschoolers are fostering their imaginations with creative play and improving social skills. They are also continuing to strengthen finger and hand muscles.
• Elementary students are learning collaboration and language and communication skills. Sand also gives children practice with self-regulation and stress coping skills.