There is nothing my children like more

Than a spot of sensory play

The messier the better!

Recently we have been busy with sand and water play

Our messy play has been a little limited

Since Bea has been on the move

Now Bea is one

She is absolutely ready to get involved with some edible messy fun

But first she has been busy experiencing water play and sand

Only in the last few weeks

Has she stopped automatically putting everything in her mouth

Now, with supervision and guidance, she adores being able to play

Alongside her older siblings

Especially Esther

Esther and Bea

Sisters in the sand!

Over the last few weeks we have been testing some sand toys from Scrunch

A bucket, a spade and some rather lovely sand moulds

We have tested the toys in the sand pit

And in the water table too

We already owned one Scrunch bucket

That I bought at Easter

It is very handy now having two

Scrunch buckets are squashable, foldable buckets

Perfect for use at home or by the sea

Or in any sand pit

They are great for days out where you suspect there might be sand play

As the buckets fold small enough to be put inside a day bag

Or rucksack

I was not sure how good such a soft bucket would be

At building sandcastles

But I need not have worried

The sandcastles were not sub standard in any way

They were super!

The moulds are great too

They can be used for making 3D scultpures

Or printing on the sand

They are also great for babies to chew

And wonderful for water play

Making very special fairy boats!

As far as I can tell

We can call the spade a spade

A small PVC spade with a soft handle

Making it perfect for little hands

To get to grips with

These are good quality play accessories

They are modern and sleek to appeal to the parental eye

But have clearly been designed with busy little people in mind

We use ours mostly in our garden

They have been a fun addition to our sand and water play

Magic happens in our garden when the sand pit is open

And the water is sprinkled with glitter and petals

Magic happens when children play

And at the end of the day, your feet should be dirty, your hair messy and your eyes sparkling
Shanti

We were sent a Scrunch bucket, spade and a set of moulds for the purpose of this review.