Sand & Water

18 months & up. Bring any water or sand table to life with this fun play set. Offers children opportunities for sensory exploration, imaginative play, skill development, and learning in outdoor environments, a valuable addition to any play space. Floating boats introduce concepts like buoyancy, displacement, and water resistance in a tangible way, and help develop an understanding of basic physics principles. Water and sand play is both fun and educational and has a range of benefits for your child's social and emotional development, as well as developing their physical abilities and early literacy and numeracy skills. This durable, plastic play set includes 3 shovels, 3 rakes, 3 buckets, 3 sieves, and a set of 10 boats numbered 1 - 10.

2 years and up. Give children a smooth, solid play experience with this collection of Natural Sorting Stones. These stones are perfect open-ended play companions. Children can examine their colors, shapes, and textures; use them to create a stony structure; or do anything else their imagination dictates. The smooth surfaces of these stones will make children think they are getting one right out of a stream. Stones come in 3 different sizes. Largest stone is 3.25".

2 years and up. Journey through the natural world with this set of Nature-Inspired Loose Parts. The stones in this collection focus on three distinct natural environments: the sea, the forest, and the winter landscape. This variety gives children tremendous freedom to engage with whichever environment they choose. They can also mix the stones to create a snowy sea or a wintry forest. The choice is theirs!

3 years & up. Let your child dive into creative fun with the Preschool Long Sleeve Art Apron. These long-sleeve aprons offer full coverage during painting, water play, or messy activities. The aprons are easy to wipe clean with soap and water, making cleanup simple and stress-free. They secure comfortably with hook-and-loop fasteners and ties around the waist. When children wear one of these aprons, they can focus on exploring colors, textures, and art techniques with confidence, knowing they (and their clothes) are protected. This set makes it easy to outfit a classroom, art center, or home, and ensure there's always a clean apron ready for the next project. Apron measures 22"L x 18.5"W.

Create an inclusive, accessible classroom environment through thoughtful details like the Carolina Connections Inclusive Mats. These easy-to-clean, flexible plastic mats can be used with a variety of sensory-based materials to provide additional stability while making the tops and inside of storage shelves interesting play spaces. Padded material reduces noise pollution during play, creating a less stimulating environment for children who may need it. The visual contrast of mats on natural wooden shelves increases visibility, allowing children with diverse strengths the ability to engage and interact with materials easily. Set of 2 mats. Each mat measures 23"W x 1"H 13"D.

3 years & up. Sized right for small hands, this set gives children all the right tools necessary to experience water play in multiple ways. Use these tools to scoop®, squirt, pour, measure, and splash. Children can even use the tubing for experimenting. This 35-piece set promotes fine motor skills while teaching children about water properties. Encourage children to test the buoyancy of the tools to develop early STEM skills.

18 months & up. Scoop®, dig, pour and more! Children love playing in the sand, and this set is just right for your Sand Table or play area. Rugged plastic sand set includes a total of 20 pieces - four 7" high buckets with handles, and four each: shovels, hand diggers, scoops with handles, and large sieves. Pieces and colors may vary from those shown.

3 years & up. Includes 5 textured rollers, 4 buckets, 4 shovels, 4 hand diggers, 4 scoops, and 4 large sieves. Colors may vary.

3 years & up. With hat on head and tools in hand, children can enter the world of paleontology through discovery of ancient fossils and dinosaur skulls. Includes 10 fossils, 11 dinosaur skulls, 2 pith helmets (measuring 4.5"H x 10.95"W x 9.90"L each), 2 brushes, and a bucket with tools. All you need to do is add sand!

2 years & up. Bring any water or sand table to life with this lively, interactive play set. This durable, plastic play set includes 2 shovels, rake, watering can, bucket, sand and water wheel, and a water pump which allows children to see the process of water moving up the pump and out the spout.