For those of you upset by a dead day, here's a pin about making moonsand. Oops. Cloud dough. (Same thing though. It feels EXACTLY like the moon sand you'd pay too much for at the store.) We made some, and it was a very BAD BAD BAD idea. Why? Because I have a one year old who threw it all over the house in the span of ten minutes. Definitely will make this when the kids are a little older though.
If you don't feel like clicking a simple link, you just mix 8 cups of flour with 1 cup of baby oil. Oh, if you're wondering, all baby oil is made of is mineral oil and fragrance.
Also, do not ever vacuum up moon sand. It molds to the shape of the tubes. (But, if you do, a bottle brush works well at getting everything out. Especially if its one of those super flexible ones that bend in all sorts of crazy ways.)
Lastly, we put it in a rubbermaid container that would work as a sandbox. For the three year old, this worked really well and most of the sand stayed in the box.
Sadly, I don't know how to color the sand. Maybe the same way one would color the glitter salt? Except, it is made of flour and baby oil. And, no, the baby oil would not accept any of the color. We tried.
So, lesson learned. Do not make sand for a child who doesn't understand the concept of keeping things in one place.
All the best and happy molding!
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