If you think life is better at the beach, get relaxing beach vibes at home with your own Miniature Sandbox or Zen Garden. Play, design, sculpt, relax and get happy with your own little box of sand.

Are you counting down the days until you can put your feet in the sand on your own beach vacation? Use your sandbox to make the time pass quickly by creating your own daily countdown reminders. Play with the sand and have fun as your beach vacation gets closer each day.

Do you want to build a miniature beach for your home? You will need:

• Kinetic Sand
• Tray
• Rocks (optional)
• Shells (optional)
• Rake (optional)

You can be creative with the container you use for your mini sandbox. You could use a wooden salad bowl, a picture frame, or build your own box out of wood! It is up to you.

We love using Kinetic Sand for this. It acts like wet sand at the beach. You can sculpt it however you want and the shape holds its form. The texture is soft and smooth and it does not stick to your hands. It is like a mix between regular sand and playdough, but it never gets dried out!

You could also use souvenir sand from one of your own beach vacations for your sandbox. When you interact with your mini Zen Garden, it will remind you of the time you spent on the beach and bring back those happy relaxed feelings that you had on vacation! It is a great way to preserve those amazing beach memories.

Place your sand in the box or container that you picked out and get ready to play. You can add rocks or sea shells in your garden. It is fun to use the shells as "stamps." Press them into the sand to create an imprint of their beautiful designs. Use your fingers to create patterns or designs in the sand, or draw with a Zen Garden rake or stylus. There are no rules.

If you are counting down the days until your own beach vacation, you can use your sand to help the time pass more quickly. Here are some examples of what we did to count down to our time at the beach.

We'd love to help you plan your next beach vacation! Whether you're headed to Southern California's sandy shores, Mexico, Hawaii, or a cruise we'd love to get you there. Book online or call any of our reservation experts at 855-GET-AWAY! You'll be in the sand in no time!