Since Baby's tractors like to play at the beach, and we don't exactly live near one, Mummy came upon the brilliant idea of having a sandpit in the garden.
We found a few online that we could possibly bring back during our overseas travels, but Hubby was concerned that it would be difficult to lug back home. The trouble is, Malaysians aren't really into sandpits, so
it's not like you can walk into a store to buy one (unless it's one of
those plastic thingys). And we weren't exactly carpenter material.
So we starting scouring nurseries. First option was to get some used railroad sleepers but they were a bit bulky and big.
Then the lifesaver came with
Matahari Woodstock's DIY range. We got a 5x5
wooden trough as the main frame, and Matahari even helped me make a cover for the sandpit (so it doesn't become a giant litter box). We also got some
ez-Decks, white pebbles and some sawdust off the floor of a nursery for simple landscaping.
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| Riverbank sand from hardware store |
Best thing about the simple project was that the kids all had a part to
play in it (with Kakak's help, also!), whether it was lining the saw dust, arranging the stones or
fixing the frame. I think they'll appreciate it more this way.
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| Lining the sawdust to prevent weeds from growing |
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| Laying the decks |
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Fixing the deck
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| We poked holes into the plastic lining to allow water to escape |
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