Moriah enjoys walking around the yard holding on to mommy and daddy's hands. She also loves to sit down at any point and play in the dirt or with anything else that might happen to be on the ground. Our yard is certainly not like a typical North American yard and thus is not grass covered, manicured or even remotely clean. The grass in our yard is patchy...mostly weeds, readily manured by passing flocks of chickens, ducks, cows, pigs and numerous other animals; garbage also frequently accumulates in various locations. These are some undesirable joys of close communal living. Needless to say, the places Moriah chooses to sit are neither clean or appropriate for little hands and feet.
Over the weekend we decided that it was time to create an out-door play area for Moriah. After some thought we came up with a simple solution. This took the form of a fenced-in sandbox under our home. It is the perfect location as it is shaded, has lots of sand and will be a cool place to hang out in the hot season. Soon after daddy constructed the sandbox frame and rigged up a simple fence, Moriah and our landlords two daughters were happily playing together in an animal-free paradise.
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| Fairly Cleanish Sand |
The neighborhood kids have enjoyed the sandbox more than Moriah so far! We frequently come home from work to a small crowd under our home. Sand has always been under our home...it is strange that simply sectioning off an area and calling it special makes it an oasis for play.
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| "Come and Play with Me!" |
