covering material may be detached from the support members and stowed along wall member 108 in the open configuration the side panels may be furled and secured along their respective support members using straps 124 or other suitable means fig3 and 4 illustrate a second embodiment of a covered play apparatus 200 that is generally similar in concept to the embodiment previously described the covering material and side panels have been omitted for clarity however it will be understood that these elements of the previously described embodiment are equally applicable to the embodiment illustrated here apparatus 200 comprises sandbox 202 and cover assembly 212 sandbox 202 includes uprights 203 205 207 and 209 the uprights are primarily for decorative effect and contribute to the themed nature of the play apparatus when a decorated covering material is used as described above support members 214 and 216 of the cover assembly 212 are pivotally attached to sandbox 202 at pivots 222 in contrast to the previously described embodiment support struts 215 and 217 are pivotally connected to support members 214 and 216 respectively but are not otherwise attached to sandbox 202 to place the cover assembly in its open configuration the assembly is pivoted up at pivots 222 and the support struts 215 and 217 are pivoted down to rest on the ground fig5 and 6 illustrate a third embodiment of a play apparatus 300 that is generally similar in concept to the two embodiments previously described support members 314 and 316 of the cover assembly are pivotally attached to sandbox.