Sterilization 101

[Fun&care]

My stepdad is the best and he made me a sandbox that has a lid and when you open it then lid turns into benches! It's the best! If you know someone handy it's totally worth it to have one made. I'll try posting a link:

http://pethouse.en.alibaba.com/produ...o_Benches.html

[5 Little Monkeys]

Fun& care...I love those!! Lucky you....is your stepdad looking to adopt an older daughter who likes homemade presents?!?

[Fun&care]

Fun& care...I love those!! Lucky you....is your stepdad looking to adopt an older daughter who likes homemade presents?!?

Lol! I get so many compliments on it! I'm sure he could do a side business building sandboxes, I'd have tons of ppl interested!

[flowerchild]

My sandbox has a heavy wooden lid on it to keep animals and water out. The lid is on hinges, so I just flip it up and hook it to the fence.

[5 Little Monkeys]

Lol! I get so many compliments on it! I'm sure he could do a side business building sandboxes, I'd have tons of ppl interested!

I bet he would do great! I've seen them on Pinterest a lot so I'm sure there'd be a big demand

[AmandaKDT]

My husband made a cedar wood sandbox last summer for our backyard. For a cover I bought outdoor furniture fabric, then we stapled one end of the fabric to a side of the sandbox, then created a pocket at the other end of the fabric so that a narrow pvc pipe would fit through it (like a curtain rod). When we want to use the sandbox we roll the excess fabric around the pvc pipe to uncover the sandbox, then pull it back over the sandbox to cover it when we are done. The pvc pipe is heavy enough that it hangs down over the side of the box and keeps it covered even if it is windy. The fabric is a nice patterned brown colour so that when we have it covered it isn't an eye sore.

It has worked really well, the whole summer went by without the sand getting dirty and it stayed animal poop free.

[kindertime]

created a pocket at the other end of the fabric so that a narrow pvc pipe would fit through it (like a curtain rod).

That sounds perfect! I think I will try that this year for the mesh I am using. Sounds less cumbersome than folding it back out of the way.

[AmandaKDT]

That sounds perfect! I think I will try that this year for the mesh I am using. Sounds less cumbersome than folding it back out of the way.

Thanks! Just make sure the pipe isn't laying on the ground when the mesh is pulled over the sandbox, it has to hang down so the weight of it keeps the sandbox covered.

[playfelt]

Love the pipe idea because I want a bigger box but right now use a board to cover it which I have to lift off every day - great for keeping sand dry and pest free but no way could I manage anything bigger than I lift now. The pipe idea is great and could even have a bar put inside the pipe if it needed to be more weighted but once on the box it would roll to open and close.

[5 Little Monkeys]

The pipe idea is so smart!!