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Create a Sandbox Treasure Hunt

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May 24, 2013 · Karen · 3 Comments

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We recently went all DIY and built the boys a huge sandbox, I’ll share the details on that project soon. We were sort of forced into the project because our little turtle sandbox  barely fit one boy, definitely not two big-little boys. Of course my boys improvised and started digging in the yard, finding random things buried beneath the rocks. I promise, no dead bodies. 😉 I knew we needed to find them a new place to dig and we might as well fulfill their desire to find cool things. So we created a fun sandbox treasure hunt to celebrate their brand new sandbox.

Sandbox Treasure Hunt 3

A sandbox treasure hunt is very easy to organize. Simply find a few fun trinkets to bury in the sand. I picked up little animals, bugs and marbles at my local dollar store. Shells, army men and pennies would also be fun.

2013-05-18 18.29.09Since the sandbox was brand new, we simply added the fun “treasure” when we were about 1/2 done filling it with sand. I randomly spread them around and then we raked sand over them. They were then covered by a few more inches as the sandbox was filled up.

Sandbox Treasure Hunt Finding

My boys were super excited by the new sandbox that we didn’t even tell them about the buried treasure. They jumped in and started digging in the dirt right away. Of course Peter and I were waiting on pins and needles, anticipating them finding the first piece of treasure.

Sandbox Treasure Hunt Collage

It was worth the wait. Quinn thought it was awesome!

SandBox Treasure HuntSo far the boys have only found a few pieces of treasure, the treasure hunt my last all summer! I love how $3 can easily enhance the fun of our new sandbox! I imagine next year we will have to work at burying the treasure a little more but after seeing how much the boys enjoyed it, I know it will be worth the effort.

Contemplating a pirate birthday party? A sandbox treasure hunt would be perfect party game!

Have you ever tried a sandbox treasure hunt?

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  1. brenda Davis says

    May 25, 2013 at 12:57 am

    Hi Karen..love your new sandbox. Quick question…our sandbox is almost empty…wondering where you got your sand. We’ve been buying bgs of play sand but it is pretty expensive…thanks.

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    • Karen says

      May 25, 2013 at 8:17 am

      Hi Brenda,

      Thanks! We ended up with just sand. I forget what Peter called it but it wasn’t the “sandbox” sand but something a little cheaper from lowes. Still pricey though overall. :-/
      I would love other ideas though!

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  2. Sara @ CleverPinkPirate.com says

    May 26, 2013 at 12:15 pm

    Awwww, how cute are your boys?! This looks like a lot of fun and makes me really miss the days of Clever Guy digging in the sand 🙂

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