Messy Play Dig Pit

A more natural looking sand play area with a robust hardwood surround wall on which to sit. Putting the obvious element of fun to one side, allowing children the opportunity to dig brings hugely benefits – the promotion of good eye hand coordination, the development of large muscle skills as they scoop and pour and the improvement of fine muscle control when the mould and manipulate the soil, to name but a few.

While the above-mentioned developments are very important, giving their direct link to early writing skills, let’s not forget the positive impact that such a pit will have on your children’s imagination; you’ll be able to observe with delight as the soil becomes flour that is sieved into bowls, patted into muffin tins and creatively decorated while the students gleefully describing the flavours of their little cupcakes.

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