The Bio Sand Set (50 Pieces) is an extensive, eco-conscious outdoor resource engineered for high-capacity sandbox, water table, and beach exploration. Manufactured in Denmark using bio-based plastic derived from sustainable sugarcane, this set offers a 100% renewable and fully recyclable alternative to traditional petroleum-based plastics—reducing carbon emissions while providing exceptional durability for busy educational environments.

Packed with 50 essential play tools—including buckets, spades, strainers, watering cans, and shaping molds—this large-capacity kit ensures there are plenty of resources for groups of children to share, co-create, and play simultaneously. Designed to strengthen fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and sensory perception, children can scoop, pour, transport, stamp, and mark-make through open-ended tactile activities.

Awarded the prestigious Nordic Swan Ecolabel, every piece is guaranteed free from harmful toxins, phthalates, and heavy metals. Finished in soft, soothing natural tones, all 50 components are 100% dishwasher safe, allowing early years practitioners and teachers to maintain fast, hygienic cleanup across shared play zones.

Key Features

Product Type & High-Capacity Set

• 50-Piece Nursery-Grade Resource: Comprehensive set including buckets, spades, watering cans, rake tools, and sand molds to equip full classroom groups without conflict.
• Ergonomic Early-Years Design: Lightweight, smoothly contoured tools sized for easy gripping and manipulation by toddlers from 10 months and up.

Sustainable Danish Bio-Plastic

• 100% Renewable Sugarcane Material: Crafted from bio-based plastic made from sugarcane, offering a carbon-reducing, 100% recyclable construction.
• Nordic Swan Ecolabel Certified: Rigorously certified for environmental sustainability and safety, guaranteeing zero harmful chemicals or toxins.
• Made in Denmark: High-precision European manufacturing ensuring superior strength, seam durability, and longevity.

Hygiene & Developmental Benefits

• 100% Dishwasher Safe: Non-porous surfaces allow the entire set to be sanitized in commercial or domestic dishwashers between sessions.
• Boosts Motor Skills & Social Play: Scooping, pouring, and building develop hand strength, spatial awareness, and cooperative role-play skills.

Benefits

• Eco-Conscious Learning: Supports nursery sustainability goals by replacing single-use or fossil-fuel plastics with renewable sugarcane alternatives.
• Durable & Weather-Resistant: Resists cracking, UV fading, salt water, and temperature shifts during year-round outdoor play.
• Effortless Sanitization: Dishwasher-friendly material ensures hassle-free hygiene management in multi-child settings.

Ideal For

• Day nurseries, preschools, reception classes, and forest school settings requiring large-scale sand and water resources.
• Childminders and early years providers focusing on eco-friendly, non-toxic outdoor play.
• SEN sensory play environments and fine motor development zones.

Specifications

• Product Name: Bio Sand Set - 50 Pieces
• Piece Count: 50 Assorted Sand & Water Tools
• Material: 100% Sugarcane-based BIOplastic
• Origin: Made in Denmark
• Certifications: Nordic Swan Ecolabel / UKCA / CE / EN71 Certified
• Care Instructions: Dishwasher safe
• Recommended Age: 10 Months +

Delivery

Dispatched quickly with standard UK shipping options. Tested and approved for commercial early years settings and home outdoor learning.

The delivery charge for orders under £25 is £5.95. For orders of £25 and over, delivery is Free of charge.

We currently offer delivery services to addresses within the United Kingdom (UK). For international delivery please see the section below below.

If all your items ordered are "In Stock" has been chosen, you should receive them within 5 - 7 days.

Although we will make every reasonable effort to ensure your Products are dispatched and delivered within the stated timescales, we cannot guarantee that they will not be affected by unforeseen issues affecting the manufacturer of the Product or our delivery partners. If we are unable to meet the estimated dispatch or delivery date, we will contact you with a revised estimated date.

Your delivery will be completed when our couriers deliver the products to the address you gave us. If no one is available at your address to take delivery, our couriers will leave you a note with information about how to rearrange delivery. If you have not accepted delivery after two attempts by us, we may treat the contract as having been cancelled by you in accordance with the terms of clause 9 of our Terms and Conditions.

INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY

To avoid risk of damage, most international orders will be sent on pallets with a minimum order quantity of 1 pallet. A limited number of products are also available as non palletised orders. 

Kindly note that any customs charges are the responsibility of the customer to arrange and pay for.

You can obtain a quote for international delivery by contacting us directly as follows:

Email: care@educationaltoys.co.uk

Quotes will be calculated as follows:
Pallet only orders

• Price of products
• Delivery cost
• Pallet charge  
• Orders under £500 will be subject to an admin fee

Non pallet orders

• Price of products
• Delivery cost
• Orders under £500 will be subject to admin fee