Pro Tip: Use your unused tent as a sandpit!

Hey moms,

I got this amazing idea off of Pinterest and thought I'd share. If you have an old 2 man tent lying around, collecting dust and taking up unnecessary space in your cupboards or garage, why not use it as your childs sandpit instead! This way they're protected from the sun and wind while in there.

If you don't have an old tent lying around, first of all lucky you! Because that means that you've never had to endure the pure torture of going camping. (Apologies to all of the camping lovers out there) in that case, you can pick up a cheap tent on Marketplace on FB or even from your local Game or Makro stores.

Once you have your tent, either go to the beach and fill big buckets with beach sand and bobs your uncle, just be sure to double check the sand before allowing your child to play in it, as unfortunately, people STILL pollute our gorgeous beaches.

If beach sand isn't your thing or you're not close to a beach, Makro sells "play sand" for around R80.00 per bag.

Just remember to zip up the tent after each use to prevent cats/dogs from using it as their new toilet and creepy crawleys from getting in there.

What's great about this is, you don't need a massive space, as 2 man tents are obviously quite small, so whether you have a massive garden or are on the opposite spectrum of just having a balcony your child can enjoy their sand pit tent, protected from the elements.

As you can see in the picture below, my son loves his.

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