KidKraft Outdoor Covered Wooden Sandbox with Bins and Striped Canvas Canopy, Kids' Outdoor Furniture, Navy & White, Gift for Ages 2-8, Natural, 58.7 x 57.8 x 52, 00165

My daughter loves the sandbox but I am always a little worried about letting her play in the ones at the park for fear of animal feces and other unexpected things. Therefore, I decided to purchase this sandbox. It was fairly easy to put together, although you have to pay close attention because some of the parts look the same. They are individually marked though. It is very, very solid. We had a very bad storm recently with 50 mph winds that knocked everything in our yard over, including our table. The sandbox did not move an inch. The canopy did not even come off! It is made of solid wood. However, there is no bottom to the sandbox, it's just a plastic tarp. As long as you don't plan on moving it, that does not pose a problem. It has plenty of room. 3-4 toddlers can comfortably play in it. It also has a nice seating area for adults to sit. It does need a lot of sand to fill it but we were able to purchase our sand for $3 per 50 pound bag so the cost is not too bad. We bought 8 bags. The one thing I do not like about this sandbox is that the canopy does not stop the sand from getting soaked. It would have been nice if either the canopy or the cover they provide with it were water proof because after a heavy rain my dughter cannot play in the sandbox for several days until it dries out. Overall this sandbox is excellent and I would definitely buy it again. Update: October 30, 2012 I live in an area hit by hurricane Sandy. There are trees down all over my area, as well as downed power lines and flooding. I went outside this morning to check on the sandbox and it only moved a foot! The whole structure is still intact. The only thing we need to do is get a new tarp for the bottom because when the sandbox was moved (winds were 85-90 mph) it ripped the tarp. Now THAT is good quality!

I got this for my granddaughters. They are just too big (3 and 5) to both fit comfortably in the plastic one I bought a couple years ago.. It took my adult son about 2 hours to put this together for his nieces. He said that the instructions were a little off and the illustrations are not always a perfect match for what's actually in the box, but because the design is simple, he was able to figure everything out. When I got home and saw this sweet little sandbox in the backyard, I fell in love with it. It is very sturdy and just adorable. There is no bottom but it does come with a plastic liner and a lightweight fabric cover to tie over the sand to keep critters from using it as a litter box. I had to go to Home Depot anyway for the sand (about 6-8 bags depending on how full you want it), so I picked up some thicker plastic to reinforce the bottom. I think this is a great purchase.

It is cedar (it is light you can move it around easily before filling with sand) and you can smell the wood the second it comes out of the box. Everything was easy to assemble except putting the snaps on the "walls" -The instructions say where to place the snaps but measuring it out in advance is a waste of time. It's better to place the two outside snaps. Then try to hang the panel see if it matches up before putting in the screws and work your way in. Use the actual placement of snaps to put in the matching other half of the snap. But it was not onerous and the panels are cut the right length. So it looks nice. -One of the panels you screw in two screws which does prevent it from flying away but you can't batten down the hatches if there is high wind. It's ok so far but high winds have yanked off a panel 2x now even though we roll them up before a storm. There have not been any very severe storms since we put up the sandbox. -I have bought Gorilla weatherproof clear stain for the wood to apply 90 days out. But the company said Thompson's is also great. -I have Starbrite waterproofing for the fabric and I should have applied it right away because the light fabric stains quickly . I think some of the stain from the wood stained a bit during a storm. But all of the panels can be removed for washing even the one that is screwed in. I wasn't sure if there was a urethane backing but it is just polyester canvas fabric. The Starbrite waterproofing product says it's not appropriate if there is any urethane backing. There isn't. -Finally after much much research I bought 300 lbs of Sandtastik. There is a 100 lb limit on amazon. I got the rest from Sandtastik they had a promotional offer. Anyways this is plenty. What I am not happy about is the lack of a cover. Like I said with wind you need to roll up the sides or they get thrashed around. I have spent additional to buy a tarp, velcro, nylon thread, heavy duty sewing needles and a grommet kit. It might be possible to use plywood but once assembled it is an unwieldy shape. So I also got gorilla waterproof patch and seal tape, so that maybe the plywood can bend in the middle. But then you might want to leave a pail in the middle of the sandbox so it doesn't cave in the middle with the weight of rainwater. We are still working out the cover. Meantime we have an old (flexible) tarp and some stones to cover the sand at night. Other things we learned....don't overly wet all the sand at once if you plan to cover it - read about how to avoid mold. Cinnamon does seem to be keeping bugs out. My baby loves the new sandbox. It is pretty spacious compared with all the other options. It is super cute and provides protection from the sun. I love how each panel can be rolled up. And I especially like that it has a roof. The one in front is a large mesh panel. There is a mesh window on each side and the back is just a panel but it can be rolled up. We have it on our stone patio. There is a thick plastic liner with large irrigation holes. You use plastic screws to secure it.

I looked at many different sand boxes via internet for a year before deciding on this one for my grandson. I ordered it for Christmas and it came within a wk. It was nicely packaged...unfortunately 1 piece of wood was split and the canopy had a couple holes in it...looked like damage from a hot glue gun. My son was able to reinforce the split piece of wood with some heavy duty glue and KidKraft had a new canopy to me within 3 days...they were sooo pleasant when I called. The sandbox was easy to put together...very clear instructions. Sturdy and the canopy will be excellent for him to play outdoors in the Florida sun. I love it...hope my grandson does as well....still have to buy the sand for it this wkend.

Worst assembly instructions I have ever seen! Just drawings, no written directions. I can’t even tell you how many hours it took to put together because i have been trying to assemble since February! And it’s now May! I finally finished, but several of the boards have split in the process and one broke entirely. You work with a tiny Allen wrench and I had to take apart sections and redo them over and over again because of random screw holes you don’t even use! This was the hardest thing I have ever assembled in my life and there’s not even that many pieces! The 4 posts that you start off with were my biggest nemesis. The pictures do not show you which way to position boards. The wood is very brittle. I hope my grandson enjoys it because it certainly gave me major grey hairs and some choice words were muttered! Don’t attempt unless you are very good with only pictures and you don’t mind screwing and unscrewing with a tiny tool many many many times over! My fingertips are very sore. I will be lucky to get one season out of this. It did arrive promptly but a very heavy box.

Just got it. Took some time to assemble but not hard. Looks just like on website pics. Sz is perfect for my 20 month old. Took about 300lbs of sand just enough. Only thing is i wish the clear plastic bottom was better pinned in place once assembled its loose by the top all around and sand is definitely alteady getting in there. I will try to find a staple gun to try to staple it all around. Other than that it looks great. Hope it lasts. Will need to find a better cover though besides the mesh one

PROS: - Once all together looks like the advertised product and functions like the advertised product. - Decent quality wood and finish ( make sure to sand some edges down as I had a few splinters while putting it together...) - Lots of fun for my boys 3 1/2 and 9 months - Bottom is opened out so with the provided sand canopy you can easily lift over the sand in the box and move the unit to a new location and just transfer the sand over after. No need to carry everything all together at once ( Huge Plus) CONS: - I would say that I had to modify 70% of the build. Holes didn't line up. Had to re drill out some areas so the provided screws and fittings would all mesh properly. Couple of the screws that were provided just broke in half?! I wasn't even torquing it...(replaced all the screws i could with new BETTER screws from Home Depot or from IKEA left overs...) The metal ceiling bars were not bent to shape properly ( I had to bend them into shape to fit ) -Box was torn up on arrival. I was afraid that I was missing pieces or that something had cracked but everything was ok. I know this isn't necessarily their fault but the inside packaging left much to be desired. I could see how some reviewers got cracked pieces since the packing is more concerned with fitting everything into the smallest amount of space without really providing the support it needs during shipping. ( If someone handed this to me and said it was from IKEA I would believe them haham it's basically packed the same way and has the whole IKEA approach to it) - Instructions are confusing but throw in a little bit of common sense and you can do it! ( Or Kid Kraft can make a video on assembling the whole thing properly and load it up on Youtube...) we'll see where that goes... NOTE: You will need a drill / at least two people or one capable person working on it / some extra tools and possibly new screws from IKEA or Hardware Store. Other wise, after it is built it is pretty nice. Like I mentioned my boys love it and it has all the little cubbies for storage and what not. PLUS again it is easy to move around without too much work. ENJOY! oh and the build, it took me about 3 ish maybe close to 4 hours doing it on my own since I had to modify most of the build...

I have no regrets about buying this sandbox. It does take a little time to put together, but the instructions are good and the quality of the materials is top notch. Our son loves the built in buckets and the covered cubby holes on the side - there are a lot of dinosaurs, trucks, and shovels stored away in there! I think we used 18 bags of sand to fill it. There's enough room for me to join him at the sandbox to play. One tip - if we had to do it over again, we probably would have put down a weed barrier where we set the sandbox. The liner it comes with is plastic with holes in it for drainage but the grass is still growing up through crevices. No big deal - I just pull it out as it comes up, but hindsight is 20/20 --- put down that landscaping fabric to keep out the grass and weeds first.

Mi aspettavo molto di più di resistenza del legno. Le parti in legno, soprattutto i coperchi sono un po delicati. Si ammaccano e sbucciano facilmente. Gli ho fato un trattamento per stare all’aperto perché il legno non ha trattamenti. Nel complesso molto carina, fa la sua figura, pratica per i bambini. Non posso aggiungere foto perché è all’interno di un plesso scolastico e non ho foto senza riferimenti di bambini. Le metterò a posteriori Comunque sono soddisfatta dell’acquisto, spero che duri nel tempo.

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This is amazing. Love the roof on it and all the sides close if it rains. Very sturdy.

Excellent product, fairly easy to assemble just a little time consuming but worth it