Sand!

**Moominmomma** · 29-05-2009, 10:05 PM

Help! there is sand all over my house, it's driving my husband crazy. I've put the sand pit at the end of the garden in the hope that the sand would fall off before they get in the house and i've shown them how to brush themselves off! I have swept more times than I can remember today and it's still sandy.

How do you all cope with sand? I'm worried because it makes the laminate slippy. and my hubby crazy!

**ORKSIE** · 29-05-2009, 10:39 PM

Yep, makes mine mad too, I just sweep as neccesary.
And you notice it more on laminate.
i get mine to jump up and down b4 they enter the house, dont make much difference..but they like it

Pipsqueak · 30-05-2009, 12:03 AM

I use a powerful suction device on the kids before they walk in the house lol

No not really!! to be honest it doesn't bother me too much, with three boys of my own I am so used to 'stuff' coming into the house its normal. I have found though that the majority of sand seems to come out of shoes - perhaps shake shoes out before coming in the house (I am surprised my son can get his feet in for the amount of sand in them ha ha)

**sarah707** · 30-05-2009, 07:15 AM

I just sweep the laminate a lot!

But then I got rid of the husband so there's nobody to get cross about it!

**miffy** · 30-05-2009, 07:17 AM

Originally Posted by sarah707

But then I got rid of the husband so there's nobody to get cross about it!

That might be a bit drastic!

Miffy xx

**FizzysFriends** · 30-05-2009, 07:20 AM

I don't have the answer, I have the same problem but with glitter, we were doing crafts and oldest mindee tipped the glitter all down her front (wearing a cardigan) so I sent her outside to shake off and she did but all over the sleeping dog. The dog keeps shaking in the house because she can feel the glitter (it was a whole tub) and the glitter is then flying around the room

**ORKSIE** · 30-05-2009, 07:45 AM

Originally Posted by FizzysFriends

I don't have the answer, I have the same problem but with glitter, we were doing crafts and oldest mindee tipped the glitter all down her front (wearing a cardigan) so I sent her outside to shake off and she did but all over the sleeping dog. The dog keeps shaking in the house because she can feel the glitter (it was a whole tub) and the glitter is then flying around the room

sorry to laff, it was the thought of your poor dog, Bless him/her.

**angeldelight** · 30-05-2009, 08:03 AM

Originally Posted by sarah707

I just sweep the laminate a lot!

But then I got rid of the husband so there's nobody to get cross about it!

Sounds good ha

Angel xx

**Mollymop** · 30-05-2009, 08:50 AM

Oh I know how you feel!!! I have had this problem all week!! I am fed up with brushing sand off my sofas, I keep teling them all to brush it off before they come in but they are having too much fun to remember

**angeldelight** · 30-05-2009, 08:54 AM

Originally Posted by Mollymop

Oh I know how you feel!!! I have had this problem all week!! I am fed up with brushing sand off my sofas, I keep teling them all to brush it off before they come in but they are having too much fun to remember

Yes but even when they do brush it off it still gets everywhere - take a sock off loads fall out - take a nappy off and their bum is covered in the stuff

Angel xx

**Shar** · 30-05-2009, 12:44 PM

Thank god for the Dyson ball!! Quick and easy to wizz round laminate floors.

**her8y** · 30-05-2009, 12:59 PM

Originally Posted by sarah707

I just sweep the laminate a lot!

But then I got rid of the husband so there's nobody to get cross about it!

Now theres an idea!!!

**PixiePetal** · 30-05-2009, 02:01 PM

I hate sand!!! Well it's OK on the beach!!

Don't have a sand pit at the moment but might consider it when we move and have a big garden - it will be right at the end of the garden so hope most will have fallen off by the time they get to the door

And shoes off outside too

TheBTeam · 31-05-2009, 09:06 AM

Originally Posted by sarah707

But then I got rid of the husband so there's nobody to get cross about it!

You make me so jealous! I wish i could get rid of mine, but he is like a clingon!

**elliemay** · 31-05-2009, 10:38 AM

How about a paddling pool full of water, bathing costumes and plastic sandels....Play bathe and change before entering the house lol......to be honest ive just started using moonsand its fantastic and isnt fine and gritty and tends not to come into the house,,,give it a go kids love it.

**FizzysFriends** · 31-05-2009, 10:43 AM

Originally Posted by elliemay

How about a paddling pool full of water, bathing costumes and plastic sandels....Play bathe and change before entering the house lol......to be honest ive just started using moonsand its fantastic and isnt fine and gritty and tends not to come into the house,,,give it a go kids love it.

Moonsand is banned inside my house!!!

**Chatterbox Childcare** · 31-05-2009, 11:06 AM

I have a dustpan brush specifically for sand and dried mud. Brush them over before they come in - it does work

As to glitter - we have glitter glue now - last time there was a glitter fight and now my leather sofa has it stuck to it permanently.

**Heaven Scent** · 31-05-2009, 02:39 PM

Yes

Getting rid of the husband does seem to be the solution here - I may give it a go myself - Oh wait I don't really need to as he's very rarely here anyway!!!

**Moominmomma** · 31-05-2009, 03:39 PM

my hubby is back to work tomorrow so won't have the constant, moaning! My daughter is the main culperate she is 7 and still strips off completely and covers herself in sand. She snuck out the other night and filled the whole of her pj trousers with sand and she was still wearing them!

**ORKSIE** · 31-05-2009, 03:40 PM

Originally Posted by Moominmomma

my hubby is back to work tomorrow so won't have the constant, moaning! My daughter is the main culperate she is 7 and still strips off completely and covers herself in sand. She snuck out the other night and filled the whole of her pj trousers with sand and she was still wearing them!

Little monkey