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Michael Carr posted a reply on Re: Sensory Tables - Kinetic Sand?
Wednesday, Jan 21, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Said: We have a Sand Table. It gets tracked, carried, and dumped everywhere. There isn't any other way that we've found to contain it so we don't. We use Relevant Play Kinetic Sand and actual play sand in a proprietary mix. I'd say we go thro...
Merredith Christos posted a reply on Re: Sensory Tables - Kinetic Sand?
Tuesday, Jan 20, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Said: My floor staff hates our sensory bin, but I love it for young children so much that I think it's worth the hassle! We've not tried kinetic sand, but we do have an AR Sandbox with regular sand in it. It is in its own room, and the floor ...
Patti Van Brederode posted a reply on Re: Sensory Tables - Kinetic Sand?
Tuesday, Jan 20, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Said: Hi!We sometimes use kinetic sand in our sensory bins, but it is hard on our plumbing system, which is not great to start with. Our PlayLab where it is used is right across the hall from our bathrooms, and folx often wash up there fi...
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Tuesday, Jan 20, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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Rachael Gary posted a reply on Re: Sensory Tables - Kinetic Sand?
Tuesday, Jan 20, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Said: Hello!We had a kinetic sand table out for a while and it did much better than I expected. Of course, there was spillage, but we found it very manageable. It even stood up to large field trips as well. I believe we just ordered from ...
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