Waiter, waiter there's some sand in my soup!

Due to the recent 'Indian Summer' like weather - long may it continue - Amos and I have been back out in our wonderful garden. One of our most enjoyable, and for me immensely satisfying activities, has been harvesting our home-grown potatoes. Other than my hair, I have never grown anything before so it has been incredibly exciting to delve into a big bag of soil and find potatoes. Of course Amos just loves getting dirty so he's very happy helping me.
Amos has also been enjoying his sandpit. He is very lucky to have a daddy who is an excellent carpenter and has made him a really great sandbox. In it he has old pans from the kitchen, some bits of plastic guttering and his little gardening tools, all keeping him happy for a while - seven and a half minutes is a lifetime in toddler world!
I watch him with his 'sand pies' and 'sand soup' and wonder at what age does that suddenly become unappetising?

Hamley's online shop has some fantastic offers on really innovative sandpits like one that is also a picnic table,  click here to check them out - a stay at home mum's dream.