sand table
noun
1
: a table holding sand for children to mold
2
: a table bearing a relief model of a terrain built to scale for study or demonstration especially of military tactics
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The museum has exhibitions on how water is collected and filtered, with photos, models, sand tables and other objects serving as illustrations.
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Catherine Garcia, theweek, 14 Feb. 2024
Or, in small spaces, opt for a sand table or box that kids can sit or stand outside of while playing with the sand using their hands.
—Alesandra Dubin, Parents, 31 July 2023
The backyard has been converted into a preschool playground, with climbing structures, toys, water and sand tables.
—cleveland, 18 July 2023
Bring the beach home with this KidKraft pirate ship sandbox that features a canopy for protection from the sun, or this Step2 sand table, which includes a lid to keep sand clean and dry from the outdoor elements.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 29 June 2023
Homemade phonics posters hung from the ceiling, dangling above a new play kitchen, sand table and bins of colorful blocks and puzzles.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2023
According to People, Foxcubs is a free childcare and early education center for children, and Middleton spent time with the children at the sand table.
—Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 18 Jan. 2023
Features include a 12-foot-long replica of a white shark, a collection of shark jaw bones from species found around New England, and a hands-on sand table that reveals how sharks and seals travel around sandbars on the outer Cape.
—Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 18 May 2022
The daily schedules include rides in an authentic Higgins boat, exhibits of artifacts like artillery and sand table maps, church services, lectures, movies, mortar demonstrations, and open houses at Conneaut's North Coast WWII History Museum.
—Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian, 4 June 2019
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Catherine Garcia, theweek, 14 Feb. 2024
Or, in small spaces, opt for a sand table or box that kids can sit or stand outside of while playing with the sand using their hands.
—Alesandra Dubin, Parents, 31 July 2023
The backyard has been converted into a preschool playground, with climbing structures, toys, water and sand tables.
—cleveland, 18 July 2023
Bring the beach home with this KidKraft pirate ship sandbox that features a canopy for protection from the sun, or this Step2 sand table, which includes a lid to keep sand clean and dry from the outdoor elements.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 29 June 2023
Homemade phonics posters hung from the ceiling, dangling above a new play kitchen, sand table and bins of colorful blocks and puzzles.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2023
According to People, Foxcubs is a free childcare and early education center for children, and Middleton spent time with the children at the sand table.
—Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 18 Jan. 2023
Features include a 12-foot-long replica of a white shark, a collection of shark jaw bones from species found around New England, and a hands-on sand table that reveals how sharks and seals travel around sandbars on the outer Cape.
—Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 18 May 2022
The daily schedules include rides in an authentic Higgins boat, exhibits of artifacts like artillery and sand table maps, church services, lectures, movies, mortar demonstrations, and open houses at Conneaut's North Coast WWII History Museum.
—Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian, 4 June 2019
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“Sand table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sand%20table. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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