Sandpit
Cognitive
sand play trains the sense of touch and helps children to understand the characteristics of different materials and their uses. Sand can be sieved when dry and shaped when wet.
The slick Sand Box 8 is an irresistible play invitation for children. Sand is eternally inviting, with its combination of solid and liquid character. This immerses children in play for long periods of time. Sand invites deep play. The changeable character of sand from when dry to when wet fascinates children. It additionally trains their tactile sense and fine motor skills. The Sand Box 8 trains the understanding of material character and nature phenomena: that sand in the sun is hot, that sand in the rain is shapeable. That sand in the sun is dry and light-weight, and wet sand is cold and heavy. These are important understandings that contribute to the child’s package of life skills that help the child understand the surrounding world. So sand play aids the child’s sensory motor skills and cognition and adds an understanding of the world.
Play Value
Play value is the value gained from play, the value that makes the child “want” or developmentally “need” to undertake the activity and because of this children will want to return to the item over and over again. Play value can be described very precisely in developmental terms, looking into the human physical, cognitive, social and emotional developmental stages.
6m+ Years8 Users
Length
224 cm
Width
224 cm
Height
29 cm
Specifications
The slick Sand Box 8 is an irresistible play invitation for children. Sand is eternally inviting, with its combination of solid and liquid character. This immerses children in play for long periods of time. Sand invites deep play. The changeable character of sand from when dry to when wet fascinates children. It additionally trains their tactile sense and fine motor skills. The Sand Box 8 trains the understanding of material character and nature phenomena: that sand in the sun is hot, that sand in the rain is shapeable. That sand in the sun is dry and light-weight, and wet sand is cold and heavy. These are important understandings that contribute to the child’s package of life skills that help the child understand the surrounding world. So sand play aids the child’s sensory motor skills and cognition and adds an understanding of the world.
This product, Sand Box 8 (KPL509), is provided by KOMPAN Ireland.
Quality that lasts
Boards are made of pine wood from sustainable European sources. The wood is pressure impregnated Class 3 with Tanalith E3475 according to EN335 (Equivalent to NTR Class AB).
CO₂ emission
Our product and sustainability data validation help customers make informed sustainable buying choices based on methods validated by Bureau Veritas.
KPL509-0401
22.25
Total CO₂ emission (kg CO₂e)
0.51
CO₂e/kg (kg CO₂e/kg)
4.88%
Recycled materials
The overall framework applied for these factors is the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD), which quantifies "environmental information on the life cycle of a product and enable comparisons between products fulfilling the same function" (ISO, 2006). This follows the structure and applies a Life-Cycle Assessment approach to the entire Product stage from raw material through manufacturing (A1-A3).
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