Or if you're fortunate enough to live by a beach.... I live less than 5 minutes from a cuple of parks/public beaches on the shore of Lake Michigan, and Maddy, is well, MAD for the sand. My husband and I even got down on our knees a cuple times and helped her excavate a lil den under a dune with couple of tunnes connecting into a larger area..not so deep we couldn't just grab her, but she was certainly proud of "helping" mom and dad get rid of theexcess sand and dig. She had a blast. She loves snorkling thorugh lose sand too, rolling, digging, playing:) Oh, and the sand had a wonderful side effect. It cleaned up her coat beautifully:) Cost: 1 shower to remove all teh sand from myself and 1 load of laundry to remove sand from my clothes:) >From: "J. Matthew Saunders" <[log in to unmask] >To those who suggested getting a bag of play sand for the ferts, KUDOS! >My wife and I purchased a translucent, large, rubbermaid tote with a lid... >filled it half way with play-grade sand. ... >Total cost: >$4.99 for the tote on sale $2.50 for a 50lb bag of "play sand". [Posted in FML issue 2315]