Hi everyone! I have been working on a mud kitchen space for my toddler (pictures of the progress below). There is a sandpit under the tarp which has some gravel on the base and a weed mat inbetween to separate the sand and prevent too much sand being lost. However the ground is not perfectly flat (this is the corner of the garden that drains rainwater) so some of rocks have come out and some sand also trickles out. This isn't a problem really, I am thinking of adding a ground cover such as gravel to the entire space around the sandpit and under the mud kitchens. My thoughts are to have the gravel help with drainage, as well as softening the ground and creating a base for all the mud kitchen "mess". As you can see, I have a temporary "border" using composite tiles (just to keep some sand in that space for now, but really it doesn't do much right now!). I'd like a more permanent border to keep the gravel in that mud kitchen space. something that still allows rainwater to drain towards the back corner but is solid enough that it won't move and creates a strong enough border to contain the gravel for my "gravel pit mud kitchen space".
I am open to different material for the ground cover. However thought playground gravel would be the "softest", help with drainage, and be less messy compared to sand. I also prefer a natural kind of material and would like to avoid any sort of rubber.
I hope that all make sense! Thanks in advance!
sort of before:
current space:
