Salt the Sandbox
Why Salt the Sandbox?
"Salt the Sandbox" refers to what has become one of my
kids' favorite
activities.
 | Salt. We mix small specimens of shells, fossils,
rocks, or whatever into the sand in our sandbox. (The term
"salt" comes from the mining industry. Dishonest mine owners would
sometimes "salt" their properties with gold in order to
fool prospective investors.) |
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| Search. My kids, and their friends, search for
specimens, sifting though the sand. |
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| Store. The kids add their finds to their collections.
If you want to learn more about how we store different types of
specimens, go
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| Study. The kids study their finds -- and also use
them in their fantasy play. Together, we learn more about their
specimens from books,
the Web, museums, and any other sources we can dig up (including
their Dad, the naturalist). |
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Some day I'll find time to put together a Web site describing
"Salt the
Sandbox" in more detail. If you'd like more information now,
please
contact me at < Webmaster@SaltTheSandbox.org
>.
Does "salting the sandbox" seem like a lot for a parent to
do, on top
of everything else it takes to raise a child? To me, it's
worth it to support
my kids' interests. Plus, it's lots of fun for me, because I'm indulging
my
interests at the same time!
Since this Web site is all about kids' interests and the ways in
which
parents can support them, I chose the title "Salt the Sandbox."
Copyright 2001 Eric D. Gyllenhaal
Webmaster@SaltTheSandbox.org
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This page was created on August 26, 2000, and it was last
updated on December 16, 2002.