Children do not develop a concept of numbers when they start learning formally in kindergarten or Grade 1. This concept develops during play, long before they can understand that the symbol 1 stands for one item. Our Sand Sailor Sandpit is one of the most popular and well designed wooden sandpits currently on the UK market. Featuring a unique boat design as well as a folding bow which forms a lid for a storage space beneath and benches inside the boat. This innovative sandpit is a hugely attractive addition to any garden, and the added ship features such as a mast and steering wheel really add to the imagination experience. The seats and benches allow users to simply take a seat when they're not playing. The front of the ship has a folding lid, offering valuable storage space for toys or other garden equipment.

While children play, they are constantly solving problems. These real-life problems that need solutions form the basis for all kinds of problem-solving throughout school, including solving mathematical word problems. The act of pouring sand (or water) in and out of containers gives children a thorough understanding of volume and capacity.While playing in a sandpit, children make movements such as digging, scooping, pouring, pushing and lifting. They then start to make multiple objects. When one collapses or gets broken down, there is now one less. They compare how many objects they have with how many their friends have. These gross motor movements build the large muscles and strengthen the child’s body. They develop an awareness of their body in the sandpit and how they can use their body to accomplish tasks. 7. Language and Vocabulary The sand at the top is warm and dry, whereas it gets compact, colder and moister as you go down towards the bottom. They discover the properties of sand and water through exploration.

In the sandpit, children are able to work on their finger muscle strength and control, especially when digging sand with their fingers, shaping sand and mud into shapes and putting fine details into their creations – e.g. placing small twigs (candles) in their mud “birthday cake.” 5. Eye-hand coordination Children learn through play. During the first 6 years, they learn more maths in the sandpit and the bath than they do in a formal lesson.Not only are they digging and excavating to find things that are buried, but they are also discovering the various layers and how the sand changes as they dig deeper – just like the earth. They also verbalize what they are doing, such as telling their friend about the ramp they are building for their cars to drive up. 8. Problem Solving However, all of our sandpits have gone through extensive testing to ensure that they are both safe and durable allowing the user to enjoy it for years to come safe in the knowledge that it will not cause any harm. On top of this all of our sandpits are made to EN71 standards making them ideal for children to play in. You can be confident that the treatments used on the wooden sandpits will not be toxic or harmful to your little ones. It is also worth mentioning, that if you are to treat or stain the wood again in the future, to ensure you choose a product which is also child-friendly. So, how does a sand pit help a child’s development? Apart from the fact that sand play is highly therapeutic and relaxing, there are also many educational benefits to this messy play. By the time a child learnsnumbers formally, they should have had enough play experiences over the years that they are then able to hold an abstract idea of, for example, 2 + 3.