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The Children's Discovery Museum also has a great sand play area as a part of their Wonder Cabinet space for small children.  This space is well planned and captures all ages for a long while.  The other great sand areas are those previously mentioned "dino dig" spaces. There is a wonderful one in Disney's Animal Kingdom - large grain sand that does not stick to clothes or shoes.  
   
  Good luck.

Jonah Cohen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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I've been doing some looking into water play areas, and in a presentation at
last year's ACM conference, came across this tidbit from the San Jose
Children's Discovery Museum (home of a slammin' water play area - I am WAY
too amused that they have a component named "the ball-cano"):



"Water Play is one of the most open-ended and appropriate play [types] for
children (along with clay and sand play)"



I've seen many water play areas, and I've seen many individual exhibit
components that use sand... but I don't recall ever seeing a "sand play"
area comparable to a water play one. Anyone know of any?



Jonah Cohen

Outreach & Public Programs Manager

Science Center of Connecticut



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