Kinetic Sand Sandbox Set

Kinetic Sand is the sand that holds together: it molds like wet sand, cuts clean, and does not scatter, so a child can run a sandbox on the kitchen table and the cleanup is a hand swept across the tray. The Sandbox Set comes with a pound of blue sand, three molds and a tool, in a tray that keeps it contained.

It is the Christmas or birthday gift for a three to six-year-old who likes to dig, the rainy-day toy new parents keep in the cupboard, and the sensory play that occupational therapists recommend. It does not dry out, so it is the same next month.

Ages 3 and up on the box. Keep it off carpet all the same, and add a refill bag for a bigger build. Twenty-five dollars for an hour of silence on demand.