Cost of Play Sand

The Cost of Play Sand calculator computes the price of a volume (V) of play sand.

INSTRUCTIONS: Choose units and enter the following:

• (V) Volume of Play Sand (e.g. 4 cubic feet)
• (uP) Unit price of a cubic foot of play sand (see Unit Pricing below).  This is typically the price of two bags of play sand.

Total Cost of Play Sand (TC): The calculator returns the total cost in U.S. dollars.  However, this can be automatically converted to other currency units via the pull-down menu.

Play Sand Pricing

One should always use local pricing when available.  Typically a bag of play sand is 1/2 a cubic foot, so twice the price will give you the local unit price for a cubic foot of play sand.  However, for convenience, vCalc performs a periodic survey of commodities such as play sand.  The most recent play sand survey was as follows:

• Store: Menards
• Date: 10/16/24
• Unit Price per Cubic Foot:  $7.74 USD/ft³
• Unit Price per Bag: $3.87 USD

Play Sand

Good play sand is different than sands used in other purposes in at least two ways.  First, it is washed to remove chemicals and particulates that could be a health hazard.  Second, it is sifted to a consistency good for children's play.  Play sand typically comes in bags of about 50lbs that hold a half of a cubic foot of sand.

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• Cost of Play Sand: Computes the cost of a volume of play sand based on the volume and unit price per cubic foot.
• Sand Weight: Estimates the weight of a volume of sand.

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