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Welcome to our 5th month of sensory doughs and our effort to make them taste safe. This month I would like to share with you how to make moon sand, HOMEMADE, taste-safe moon sand recipe!
Today we were inspired by Anna from the The Imagination Tree and her absolutely gorgeous purple and pink moon sand.
Catch up with all our sensory doughs here.
This is our attempt to make this recipe taste safe – because 2 of my 3 kids still like to taste everything despite the fact that I try my hardest to get them not to.
To make taste safe homemade recipe you will need:
- 2 cups of brown sugar
- 2 cups of corn flour (corn starch will also work)
- 10 tablespoons vegetable oil (I used olive oil)
Our first experiment came out of a glob of goo with water, so I went with the veg oil this time around. The corn flour was yellow so I decided to leave it as is without coloring it.
To make: Mix the dry ingredients together first then add the oil.
The result was fantastic! Take a look at the moldability of this homemade moon sand recipe!
My just turned 5-year-old had fun building all sorts of things and using cookie cutters to make shapes. He then made little castles and immediately smashed them before I could snap a picture. I love how easy moon sand is to play with!
My almost 2-year-old wasn’t too sure about the homemade moon sand stuff and handed her brother the shapes at first. Later on, she ventured to make a few herself.
Because this moon sand recipe contains sugar I was a little scared the stuff would be so sticky. But with the cornflour binds with the oil and sugar to create a minimum residue on the hands.
There was enough to bother my 5-year-old though, he kept wiping his hands on his pants, which put the moon sand on the floor. It was rather easy to sweep up though because of the consistency.
Personally, I love the cloud dough we made a ton more than the homemade moon sand!
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Stephanie says
This looks really great! I’m working on a Bible story for preschool kids which involves talking about manna. The bread from heaven that the people of Israel ate while wandering in the wilderness. The Bible says it was scattered on the ground every morning like flakes, and the people ground it up and made cakes out of it. It says it tasted sweet like honey. I think this recipe will be a perfect hands-on illustration to help the kids see what manna may have been like. And the fact that they can taste it will just add to the story! (Planning on providing a different full snack so the tasting doesn’t go too far, though.) Thanks for this! 🙂
addmuni says
Hi, I tried this at home. Only 3 ingredients and easy to do, also so much fun! I’m slightly worried about “sugar” in case it attracts ants. What other ingredient I can use instead of sugar? And one question, why do you call it “moon sand”? 😉
Nicolette Roux says
I have no idea why they call it moon sand! lol
MrsOgg says
How do you store this? And how long does it stay “good” for?
Nicolette Roux says
use a plastic tub or a ziplock bag 😀 store in the cupboard for a week or 3. Ours never last past month as the kids put all sorts of things in the sand and for them that keep tasting it, it is better to make a new one after this time.
Krystal says
Thanks for sharing. I’ve never used brown sugar.
Jennifer Dawn says
I love that this is taste safe. I may have to make some of this for my youngest.
Theres Just One Mommy says
The kids were just asking about moon sand…. Going to whip some up!
Clarissa Hooper says
this looks like an interesting recipe- I will be sure to try it out soon with my munchkin!
Rachel @I Heart Crafty Things says
I’ve been excited to see how your taste safe version turned out! It looks lovely! I have to agree with you about the cloud dough. I think I liked it better too. 🙂
Kendra says
This looks fun! Is corn flour the sane as corn starch? And what kind of oil did you use in your recipe?
Nicolette Roux says
the corn flour tends to be yellow where as the corn starch is white and used as a thickener. I used veg oil. Thanks for asking! I updated the post with these details too.
Christy Garrett Parenting Tips says
This looks so easy to make. I might have to make some for my youngest son. Thank you for sharing.