This Desert box is a simple 30”x 24”x 4” box on casters with a top to keep the sand in and little hands from turning it into an indoor sandbox when not being used by a storyteller. It is a central tool in Godly Play storytelling. Many of the stories utilize the Desert box. The concept is pretty simple. Almost all of the sacred stories of scripture are told from the desert. Since it is hard to bring a group of kids out to the desert, you bring the desert to them! The kids love it as a storytelling tool; it makes the stories become "alive" for them.

For ages, I have been playing with versions of the desert box that was rugged enough to stand up to years of many little hands yet fast enough to produce in my shop when time is one of the most precious commodities. I think I have come up with that version.