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Toys for the sandbox!

Little Tikes Lil’ Wagon

Specially conceived for their little hands to help them transport all their important tools around and for the pleasure they’ll have filling it up with sand and lugging it from one end of your backyard to the other!

Available at ToysRus, $ 27,99

Little Tikes Lil’ Wagon

Specially conceived for their little hands to help them transport all their important tools around and for the pleasure they’ll have filling it up with sand and lugging it from one end of your backyard to the other!

Available at ToysRus, $ 27,99

20 pieces beach play set

Your little ones will get everything they need in one practical big mesh bag for a fun day in the sun! Shovels, buckets, strainers and several molds of different shapes and attractive colors make up this well filled and well thought of beach bag.

Available at Canadian Tire, $ 19,99

Bocce game

Children love precision games and you can never go wrong when choosing the game Bocce. Kids will separate in teams, and throw 8 large balls at a smaller target ball. The goal is to be the team that has more balls close to the target ball.

Available at Canadian Tire, $ 14,99

Disney backpack

Another convenient small play set that includes toys to play in the sand like a shovel, a bucket and a sieve, all carefully kept in a handy backpack with images of your children’s favorite Disney characters!

Available at Canadian Tire, $ 14,99

Melissa & Doug horseshoe set

A classic loved by the whole family, your kids will have endless fun with this horseshoe play set that reminds us of the sea! They simply have to bury the two starfish stakes in the sand and take turn pitching the crab or sea horse shoes!

Available at Mère et Mousses, $ 14,99

Melissa & Doug Sand cookie or cupcake set

Your future little chefs will be amazed by the really fun Melissa & Doug sand play sets that let them create beautiful cookies or cupcakes of different shapes and sizes using only one ingredient: sand!

Available at Mère et Mousses. Cookies play set: $ 16,99, cupcakes play set: $ 16,99

Tonka dump truck

Little boys (and even little girls!) love to play with their trucks in the sandbox! Filling up the bucket, carry all the goods and create a mountain of sand, there’s nothing more entertaining!

Available at ToysRus, $ 27,99


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