Home-Made Moon Sand - Sensory play for young children

This was brought to my attention by a Pinterest Pin which unfortunately had no real website behind it but all the instructions we needed were in the pin description. 

Not deterred by a lack of actual facts we gave it a go with some really fun results!

You will need:

• 4 cups of flour
• 1/2 cup of baby oil
• Bowl for mixing
• Flat container with sides for playing (we used our trusty never-been-used cat litter tray) eg. a large roasting tin or plastic crate
• Spoon for mixing, although you could just use your hands
• Small cups, pots, spoons, cookie cutters, shapes, and ANYTHING you feel like playing with.  Whatever you use will need to be washable so you can clean it afterward.
• Protective sheet you can just shake or vacuum all that flour off afterward.

Method:

• Put the ingredients in the bowl and mix until the oil is evenly distributed.  The moon sand will feel soft and surprisingly dry and powdery as well as compactable. 
• Let the kids get their hands in and play.

Due to the consistency of the moon sand the kids could play with it as though it were fine sea sand and build sand castles out of it.  They patted it flat, drew pictures in it, stacked sculptures high and knocked them down.

Stack them up

And knock them down

A wonderful sensory play session and I know they didn't want it to end. 

Some Crafty Kids think Home-Made Moon Sand is:
Fun: 8/10
Educational: 6/10
Show & Tell-worthy: 7/10