Moon Sand < Crafty-Mummy

There are lots of awesome sensory play activities to do with kids. Sensory play has many benefits when it comes to development. Children’s brains are like little sponges. They learn by using their senses. This moon sand recipe will keep your kids engaged and busy for ages!

Did you know that when the senses are engaged, neural pathways in the brain are being created. They are what will help children learn throughout life. Sensory play can also help children with anxiety. It can be a good calming aid for children.

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We have tried lots of different recipes for sensory play. Whether it be play-dough, sand or slime, it’s always a big hit with the kids.

This one was new to us and we had to give it a try. Two simple ingredients and you have Moon Sand!!

All you need is;

2 Cups of Corn Starch
1 Cup of Hair Conditioner
Food Colouring (optional)

You will also need;

A Bowl
Measuring Cup
A Fork

Mix all the ingredients in a bowl until it’s all combined. It will start to come together like a dough.

We added some drops of colour to the dough but it didn’t take until we started to play with it.

I was amazed at how soft this stuff was! Even more so than play-dough. Sometimes with play-dough you have to tweak it and have to add more flour. But this dough was so pliable and soft.

It also smells amazing!! The hair conditioner just gave it such a lovely smell. It doesn’t have to be any special conditioner. Our’s was fruity so the scent of the moon sand was so good. Just make sure your kids don’t eat it as it does smell good enough to eat!

It feels slightly different to play-dough. However you can still mold it, roll it, slice it, stretch it, use it for imprints.

Sensory play is also a good tool for learning letter and number recognition. My son joined in playing with the moon sand and practiced his fractions with it.