I've done sand trays quite a bit with my t! I love it! My t is certified in sandplay therapy, you can read quite a bit about it at Sandplay Therapists of America (sandplay.org) Basically the t has a sandbox on a tabletop it's got a blue waterproof inside so you can mix water with the sand, actually my t has two boxes, one is for dry sand and one is for sand that can be wet. she has 2 big bookshelves FULL of little miniatures of every sort, animals, people, caves, trees, rocks, etc etc anything you can think of is in those shelves. What you do is pick out items that call to you and you create a "world" in the sand, the first time I did it I felt sorta silly and basically just made swirls in the sand giggling self-consciously. But I quickly warmed up to it. The t stands by quietly watching. Usually quietly, LOL sometimes my t would comment before she could stop herself but then this is just the kind of relationship we have. I don't get to do sandplay with her anymore since she moved out of state and we just do phone sessions now. But I made my own, bought a cheap litter box and put sand in it, and I'm slowly building a small collection of miniatures to use in it. It's very relaxing I think, and I really really enjoyed doing them. At some point it just "feels" done, and then you step back and look at it with your t and talk about it. My t took pictures too for my file. It was always very interesting to talk about them and analyze them together, in fact one of my favorite sand trays has now become a frequently-visited place in my Active Imaginations. I hope you get the chance to do sand play Syra! Give it a chance, like I said, I felt really silly the first couple times. But then it started to be fun and I would at times be skipping between the shelves and the sand tray like a little girl. LOL Sometimes it was a really nice thing to have available if I didn't feel like talking - I could let my hands "talk" in the sand. Good luck!! It's been very beneficial for me! And thanks SD for remembering that I do sandplay!