Wickey Sandpit Review

For the last couple of months we have been making the most of the unseasonably warm weather

And testing a rather lovely wooden sandpit

The wooden pit was delivered as lots of pieces of wood, some screws and fittings and a sheet of instructions

David built the sandpit in a little over an hour

Thankfully he is very good at that kind of thing

And had the requisite tools

We positioned the pit in the garden

And for the first few weeks we used it without sand

The large wooden sandpit

Has a hinged wooden lid that folds back to make two seats

Esther and William had a wonderful time sitting on the seats

Enjoying snacks and storytime

They also liked lying down in the pit and closing the lid

Another favourite activity has been standing on the closed lid

Using the wooden sandpit as a stage

Esther and William had so much fun with this

Before they even realised that it was for sand

Since filling it with sand

It has been used all the more

Particularly by William

Who just loves to fill it with trucks, cranes and diggers

Vehicles and machines of any kind

digger delight

When William has had a busy day at school

He likes to come home

Kick off his shoes and play in the sand

He loves to play Octonauts

And go on adventures with his dinosaurs and trains

sand toys

Esther enjoys sand play too

She will happily work alongside William

With construction vehicles

Or embark on her own fantasy small world play

in the sand

Esther loves the seats on this Wickey sandpit

They are great for sitting on

But can also be used to make animal dens

Or shelters in play

on the bench

The best things we have used our sandpit for are treasure hunts

Esther and William love searching the sand for treasure

searching

They especially enjoyed our recent pirate day

treasure

Over the coming weeks and months

I am looking forward to getting outside with Esther and William

And playing in the sand

In our beautiful wooden sandpit from Wickey

We will be sharing some of our best autumn and winter sand ideas here

And in the meantime here are some of the posts I already have about Sand Play

Sand and Letters Play

Sand, Water and Outdoor Play

Haba Sand Toys

Sand Excavator Truck

Haba Spilling Funnel

busy

“You are troubled at seeing him spend his early years in doing nothing. What! Is it nothing to be happy? Is it nothing to skip, play, and run around all day long? Never in his life will he be so busy as now.”

Jean-Jacques Rousseau,
Émile: Or, Concerning Education, 1883

Happy Sand Play!

We were sent one wooden sandpit from Wickey for the purpose of this review

3 thoughts on “Wickey Sandpit Review

  1. Thanks for the review. Does it have a bottom to the sandpit? We are looking for one with a lid and a base. Most seem to have one or the other.
    Thanks

    • This has a large ground sheet that goes under the wooden frame, it keeps the sand drier and stops weeds and worms. You have to buy it separately though x Would be great to have a sandpit with an integral solid base wouldn’t it? x x x

  2. Looks great, might look into getting a sandpit some time next year as we are finally getting a house with a garden. Can’t wait for the boys to have fun outside without having to make an outing! x

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