How much sand does it take to fill this sandbox?
1985055
10 50lb bags of play sand was enough to fill it 3/4 of the way. The directions say it can hold 17 bags and I'm assuming that amount would fill it very close to the top.
1985056
I believe we added about 6-8 bags. I would start with that. You can add more. We actually need to add about 2 more bags this year. We got "white play sand" from Pike Nursery. You don't want to the regular sand from Home Depot. That is more of a contractor grade sand.
893367
It's been so long, I can't remember. I bought this for my granddaughter for a sand box. You might want to try it. It's very clean sand but don't quote me on this.
928941
You can fill it with sand or water, but why would u want to ? I bought this and returned it soon as I opened the box. It look like a toy for kids to play with, cheap plastic.
655960
I filled mine up with 15 lbs worth of sand when sand started leaking from it. According to Bonita with The Little Tikes customer service (LittleTikes.Cares@littletikescare.com), she states: "It sounds as if you have to much sand in the base. Try taking some sand out. If you have any other questions please contact Consumer Service."Sadly, the instructions tell me to fill up the base with 40-lbs of sand.
1759628
We used sand and about 60# but it could use more. We used the same sand that we put in the cars for wt during the winter. I think it's a matter of choice.
393747
You have to fill it up yourself, Don't worry though. You can fill it up with common sand, gravel, etc.
1030749
It is not very easy to fill, I used a funnel and that helped. I also worried it was not quite heavy enough so i bought a small sand bag and just set it on top of the base and that makes it very stable.
1224780
not sure I have not put it together yet due to snow outside. However, kidcraft website says 12-14 bags of sand. I do not know how full that much sand would make it though, I would say probably at least 10 bags to make it deep enough to play with but not over flowing.
1436994
The base is divided into sections that are meant to hold bricks (Bricks are where the weight comes from). Once the bricks are placed into the sections then you spread sand over the brick that will fill any empty areas between bricks etc. (Bricks will vary in size, see directions)
1347038
At minimum, you need 70. If not the tube is gonna have a hard time siphoning the sand.
271097
It's fairly dusty, and you would spend a LOT of $ to get enough for a sandbox. So, no. Check at Home Depot or look up play sand in a search engine.
2266088
I ordered 300 to fill it and that was most definitely not enough. I would say 600 even though it's not a big bouncy.
1145643
It depends on what kind of sand box you want to use. If you want a full-size sand box it would cost a LOT of money to fill a sand box. It's about $20 for just 2.2 pounds, it would take over 100 of those packages to even attempt to fill one. However, I don't see why it couldn't work; I wouldn't suggest using it for outdoor use because it may combine with dirt, grass and other things and become a right mess. Not to mention it will get away from you easily and would get lost in the yard and you'd never be able to pick it up. Overall I'd say; indoor use only is strongly advised.
847018
It depends on what you fill the base with. It's supposed to be filled with sand and water, but if the base gets cracked, it'll cause a huge mess.
2078810
We bought 200 pounds (4 bags) of "play" sand from Lowe's. We only put 150 pounds in the sandbox, saving one bag for re-filling later. I think Home Depot would have it also. Make sure you get pre-washed "play" sand, not construction sand.
1249603
Depends on how much sand you put in the base. If the base is mostly empty than it should not be a problem, otherwise you will need to meter how much gel you put in the base.
2213210
I have not filled it with sand yet. I have been using a 50lb umbrella base the few times I took it out this winter for the boys to play.