Build Your Own Wonderscape: Make it yours

Every piece is sold on its own. Start with a tray, add the sand it needs, then choose the spheres and extras you like.

Andrew and Sarah Lonnquist behind the Olander Earthworks market booth, with shelves of trays and Sand Spheres, and a lit sand tray to try.
The Olander market booth, with sand trays to try.Find us at markets

The short version

  1. Pick a trayMini, Classic, or Deep Dish, 8 to 20 inches
    Example: Mini Wonderscape Tray | Natural · 8" Mini Wood Tray · $50.00
  2. Add sandFine crystalline sand, sold by weight for each tray
    Example: Fine Crystalline Sand for Zen Gardens & Wonderscapes (5oz - 36oz Bags) · 12oz Sand · $6.00
  3. Choose your spheresExplore Sand Spheres and Wonks
    Example: Coral | Sand Sphere · Blue/Ink · $32.00
  4. Add something unexpectedSliders, sculptural heads, and covers
    Example: Medium Wool Slider · $12.00

Step 1

Start With a Tray.

Baltic birch, in three styles. A coved inner rim lets a sphere roll right up to the edge.

7-inch Mini

7⅛″

Our smallest size. Great for small spaces, and it comfortably holds 1 to 3 of the smaller spheres.

7-inch Mini

Product photo only. This display photo does not set the measurement drawing’s scale.

8-inch Mini

8⅛″

Our most popular size. Perfect for the desktop.

8-inch Mini

Product photo only. This display photo does not set the measurement drawing’s scale.

9-inch Classic

9⅛″

Great for small spaces. A thicker, 1-inch classic tray.

9-inch Classic

Product photo only. This display photo does not set the measurement drawing’s scale.

11-inch Mini

11″

A nice size for a few sphere textures when you don't have a large amount of space.

11-inch Mini

Product photo only. This display photo does not set the measurement drawing’s scale.

12-inch Classic

11⅝″

A little less play space than the thinner 11-inch Mini, but the thicker profile gives it presence without taking up much room.

12-inch Classic

Product photo only. This display photo does not set the measurement drawing’s scale.

15-inch Classic

15⅝″

Coffee table size. Great for one or two people to play at the same time.

15-inch Classic

Product photo only. This display photo does not set the measurement drawing’s scale.

18-inch Classic

17⅞″

Large coffee table or conference table size, with plenty of space for pattern play and discovery.

18-inch Classic

Product photo only. This display photo does not set the measurement drawing’s scale.

8-inch Deep Dish

8″

The Deep Dish profile in a desk size. Its rounded outside and coved inner rim make it easy to lift when you smooth the sand.

8-inch Deep Dish

Product photo only. This display photo does not set the measurement drawing’s scale.

11-inch Deep Dish

11″

Room for three forms. The coved inner rim lets each one roll right up to the edge of the sand.

11-inch Deep Dish

Product photo only. This display photo does not set the measurement drawing’s scale.

15-inch Deep Dish

15⅝″

A coffee table size, with 13 inches of sand inside a 1-inch-thick tray.

15-inch Deep Dish

Product photo only. This display photo does not set the measurement drawing’s scale.

20-inch Deep Dish

20″

A tray for a large or shared table, with room for a dozen forms, like the twelve in Elemental.

20-inch Deep Dish

Product photo only. This display photo does not set the measurement drawing’s scale.

9-inch Mini

9″

A 9-inch outside diameter, as listed for Sparkle Motion and Infinity Pool.

9-inch Mini

Product photo only. This display photo does not set the measurement drawing’s scale.

Step 2

Choose Your Sphere.

Each design leaves its own pattern in the sand. Pick one, or a few.

Tiny

1 5⁄16″

Tiny

Product photo only. This display photo does not set the measurement drawing’s scale.

Small

1 13⁄16″

Small

Product photo only. This display photo does not set the measurement drawing’s scale.

Medium

2 3⁄16″

Medium

Product photo only. This display photo does not set the measurement drawing’s scale.

Large

2⅜″

Large

Product photo only. This display photo does not set the measurement drawing’s scale.

Extra Large

2 11⁄16″

Extra Large

Product photo only. This display photo does not set the measurement drawing’s scale.

XXL

3 1⁄16″

XXL

Product photo only. This display photo does not set the measurement drawing’s scale.

Step 3

Add Something Unexpected.

Close view of three patterned Sand Spheres in a natural birch tray of fine sand.

Prefer a Ready-Made Set?

Want to skip the decisions? We've already put together some favorites.

Wonderscape and Sand Sphere Size Guide

7-inch Mini

7⅛″

Our smallest size. Great for small spaces, and it comfortably holds 1 to 3 of the smaller spheres.

7-inch Mini

Product photo only. This display photo does not set the measurement drawing’s scale.

8-inch Mini

8⅛″

Our most popular size. Perfect for the desktop.

8-inch Mini

Product photo only. This display photo does not set the measurement drawing’s scale.

9-inch Classic

9⅛″

Great for small spaces. A thicker, 1-inch classic tray.

9-inch Classic

Product photo only. This display photo does not set the measurement drawing’s scale.

11-inch Mini

11″

A nice size for a few sphere textures when you don't have a large amount of space.

11-inch Mini

Product photo only. This display photo does not set the measurement drawing’s scale.

12-inch Classic

11⅝″

A little less play space than the thinner 11-inch Mini, but the thicker profile gives it presence without taking up much room.

12-inch Classic

Product photo only. This display photo does not set the measurement drawing’s scale.

15-inch Classic

15⅝″

Coffee table size. Great for one or two people to play at the same time.

15-inch Classic

Product photo only. This display photo does not set the measurement drawing’s scale.

18-inch Classic

17⅞″

Large coffee table or conference table size, with plenty of space for pattern play and discovery.

18-inch Classic

Product photo only. This display photo does not set the measurement drawing’s scale.

8-inch Deep Dish

8″

The Deep Dish profile in a desk size. Its rounded outside and coved inner rim make it easy to lift when you smooth the sand.

8-inch Deep Dish

Product photo only. This display photo does not set the measurement drawing’s scale.

11-inch Deep Dish

11″

Room for three forms. The coved inner rim lets each one roll right up to the edge of the sand.

11-inch Deep Dish

Product photo only. This display photo does not set the measurement drawing’s scale.

15-inch Deep Dish

15⅝″

A coffee table size, with 13 inches of sand inside a 1-inch-thick tray.

15-inch Deep Dish

Product photo only. This display photo does not set the measurement drawing’s scale.

20-inch Deep Dish

20″

A tray for a large or shared table, with room for a dozen forms, like the twelve in Elemental.

20-inch Deep Dish

Product photo only. This display photo does not set the measurement drawing’s scale.

9-inch Mini

9″

A 9-inch outside diameter, as listed for Sparkle Motion and Infinity Pool.

9-inch Mini

Product photo only. This display photo does not set the measurement drawing’s scale.

Tiny

1 5⁄16″

Tiny

Product photo only. This display photo does not set the measurement drawing’s scale.

Small

1 13⁄16″

Small

Product photo only. This display photo does not set the measurement drawing’s scale.

Medium

2 3⁄16″

Medium

Product photo only. This display photo does not set the measurement drawing’s scale.

Large

2⅜″

Large

Product photo only. This display photo does not set the measurement drawing’s scale.

Extra Large

2 11⁄16″

Extra Large

Product photo only. This display photo does not set the measurement drawing’s scale.

XXL

3 1⁄16″

XXL

Product photo only. This display photo does not set the measurement drawing’s scale.