I had promised that once we have completed the house that I would build a sandbox in the backyard. A sandbox is pretty easy to build since it's essentially a box. A few things to consider when building a sandbox is whether there are cats and other animals around since you don't want your child's sandbox to become an oversized litter box.
Because there are cats in our neighborhood, I knew we needed to have a lid of some sort for the sandbox. The dimensions of the box is 8' x 4' so a single lid that span the whole sandbox might be too heavy for the little ones to lift. I decided to divide the sandbox into two 4' x 4' sections.
I built the lids to fold on top of each other so they become a seating bench when opened. It still offers plenty of play area for the kids, easy for them to open while keeping neighborhood animals out.
I built the lids to fold on top of each other so they become a seating bench when opened. It still offers plenty of play area for the kids, easy for them to open while keeping neighborhood animals out.
