Hi this is geologist Jerry Bergosh from
Jurassic Sands and today we're going to
talk about how much sand does a green
turtle sandbox take. First thing we're
going to do is just put the ruler in
there you can see that it's about seven
inches deep.
But that's not the important thing. The
important thing is what is the age of
your child because that determines how
much sand you're going to put in the
green turtle. So here we have a 50-pound
bag of Jurassic Sand from the Mojave
Desert. I'm going to go ahead and
pour this in here so you can see how
much 50 pounds will fill. What's so
great about this is it's exactly the
amount that you need for a one to two-year-old child. It's going to fill it one inch deep.
So, here's the 50 pounds of the mojave
desert sand that we just poured out and
I'm going to go ahead and spread it out
here so you can see how much it fills
the sandbox. And you'll see it's
about 1 inch and they don't need a lot
of sand. The reason we recommend one inch of sand for one and two-year-olds and
even infants is because they just want
to experience the sand. They're not going to
be building sandcastles it's going to be
a sensory experience. And it also minimizes
how much they're going to shovel out. So
with the second bag of sand it's going
to make the depth, with this hundred
pounds, be right at two inches which is a
perfect amount for a three-year-old. So
here you can see with our hundred pounds
of sand we've got two inches in depth
which is just perfect for a
three-year-old. This is a lot of sand and
they can explore the green turtle
sandbox at the bottom has these great
designs that they can look for. So it's
more than enough sand than you're ever
going to need for three-year-old.
So, here's our third bag of sand and this is
going to bring our total to 150 pounds of
sand. Which is plenty of sand for children
ages 4 and up.
So, here you can see what 150 pounds looks
like. It's plenty of sand, in fact I've
got to brush away to get down to the 3
inch mark. So, there's plenty of sand in
here for kids ages 4 and up or if you're
going to put two kids in here, if they're
going to make sandcastles, you've got all
the sand that you need to build, make, and dig.
So I want to leave you with one final
tip. Even though the box says the
capacity of the green turtle is 300
pounds, the rule of thumb is never fill a
sandbox more than halfway.
This is geologist Jerry Bergosh from
Jurassic Sands and now you know how much
sand to put in your green turtle sandbox.
