Looking for a fun activity to do with the kids at home? Learn how to make moon sand with this simple DIY Moon Sand Recipe. With three simple ingredients that you can find in your kitchen, your kids will be molding their sand in no time.

Moon Sand Recipe Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 4-5 drops gel food coloring – color of choice
• airtight container for mixing and storage
• sand toys – cookie cutters, shovel

Mix all your ingredients in a medium-sized bowl or a bin for play.  Once you stir in your food coloring of choice and it has been blended well, you can start mixing by hand. Let the kids help make their own moon sand.

This is indoor play is even more fun when you add in some sand toys. Toss in a few cookie cutters, a scoop or sand shovel.

If you have more than one child interested in making moon sand, you can split the recipe in half and let each of them make their own color. They can then share and mix them together to see how the colors blend. Turn the fun project into a science project to see how it all works!

Moon Sand Recipe

DIY Moon Sand

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Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 4-5 drops gel food coloring

Instructions

1. Mix all ingredients in a medium sized bin or bowl.
2. Stir in your choice of food coloring until absorbed.
3. Once food coloring is blended, start hand mixing the sand until it is mixed well.
4. Add a few fun tools for playing, such as cookie cutters. Have fun!
5. Store in airtight container to keep the texture.

Nutrition Information:

Serving Size:

1 grams
Amount Per Serving: Unsaturated Fat: 0g

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