My little boy has inspired me to create a ton of outdoor play areas and my number one priority was to create a new sandbox that would discourage the cats and chickens from using it as their personal poop area. I was inspired by a variety of covered sandboxes but wanted to keep the area free from clutter so it wouldn't interfere with the seating and I needed to build it around a tree - the solution was a sandbox on one side with a play deck and built in toy storage box. Although I built mine fairly large in order to go around a tree, this can be scaled down (or up if you want to!) to fit any space.
My little boy has inspired me to create a ton of outdoor play areas and my number one priority was to create a new sandbox that would discourage the cats and chickens from using it as their personal poop area. I was inspired by a variety of covered sandboxes but wanted to keep the area free from clutter so it wouldn't interfere with the seating and I needed to build it around a tree - the solution was a sandbox on one side with a play deck and built in toy storage box. Although I built mine fairly large in order to go around a tree, this can be scaled down (or up if you want to!) to fit any space.
