Play Sand Pricing

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.