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Explore the scooping potential of plastic.paleta image by bodo011 from Fotolia.com
Find a large plastic cup, about 4 inches in diameter. If you do not have a cup, a cup-shaped plastic container is fine. The plastic should be relatively hard, not easily bendable. - 2
Carve the shape to suit the task.Bath Salts and Scoop image by Rachel Smith from Fotolia.com
Working on a hard, flat surface, hold the craft knife so that you are cutting with the tip, and carefully cut the top of the cup so that it tapers to a beaker-like point and resembles a scoop. This is the part with which you dig into the sand. - 3
Let there be holes.plastic ladle image by timur1970 from Fotolia.com
Working on the same surface, again hold the craft knife so that you are cutting with the tip, and carefully cut out six to 10 ¼-inch round holes from the bottom of the container. The bottom of the container should have more negative spaces than solid plastic. - 4
Test the sand.on the sand image by Greg Pickens from Fotolia.com
Take the scoop outside and test it on the sand. If the sand is not straining through fast enough, cut a couple of additional holes on the scoop side of the container, near the bottom.
