Home Mom Hacks Bring the Beach to Your Backyard with This Mom’s Simple Hack By Jennifer SwartvagherJune 10, 2021 Search more like this sandblendersandboxmessybeachusecourtesylookmakefun Read next Mom Hacks The Best Organic Clothes for Babies & Toddlers Mom Hacks 45 Pumpkin Carving Designs That’ll Wow the Neighborhood Mom Hacks Target’s Best Holiday Deals Start Sooner Than You Think Mom Hacks This Larger Than Life Mister Rogers Monument is Exactly What the World Needs Mom Hacks Want a Free Donut on Halloween? Here’s How to Get One from Krispy Kreme What do you do when you don’t have a beach nearby? Make your own sand! Elle Taylor not only made sand for her 7-month-old daughter Amara, it’s edible too! @elleannachristine🌞🐠🌴 ##fyp ##sensoryplay ##upcycling♬ Laxed (Siren Beat) – Jawsh 685 Taylor lives in Illinois so there aren’t many beaches around. While looking for a sandbox solution that was both fun and safe, she used her blender to pulverize Cheerios into sand. From the looks of it, Amara loved it! Taylor recommends playing with the sand outside because it gets messy. —Jennifer Swartvagher All photos courtesy of Elle Taylor RELATED STORIES 25 Easy Backyard Games to Rock Your Summer Coolest DIY Water Tables for Babies The Most Epic Pool Floats on Amazon (We Want Them All)