Building a sandbox

Santiago is in third grade this year and a very important part of the Waldorf curriculum includes teaching the children practical skills.
Building is one of them and I decided to give him a hands on experience at home by helping build a sand box with a mini stream.
Since daddy is not home much these days because of his job :(, we hired people to help us with this project.
The project started off with the idea of having a small creek for them to play in, with river stones and water.   As we started digging, we decided that the ground was too soft for us not to put cement on the bottom to protect the surrounding grass.  
Needles to say, the bottom of the sandbox and the creek have cement, which is not ideal, but necessary to keep the owner of the house happy!

Santiago was very involved in the process, he helped with the digging part  and learned how to prepare cement and lay bricks.

Meanwhile, Danielito helped mama with some potted plants for inside the house.




But, of course, he couldn't resist the temptation when he was given a  trowel  to finish off the top of the water play area.

The sand is in!!!! Yeah!!!

While all of this is happening, cookie thinks it's a perfect time to take a nap.  Why not ah?

Now is the beginning of long hours of play

Making canals is their favorite part

Balancing and skipping

Sweet sandy toes

Adding the finishing touches

Que felices estamos...gracias mami y papi!!

And at the end of the day...a bonfire, inside the sand box of course!!