Showing posts with label sand. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sand. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Make Your Own Moon Sand with Just 3 Ingredients!


Playing with Moon Sand couldn't be more fun and making it yourself couldn't be easier! With just 3 simple ingredients your kids will be playing with Moon Sand in no time!

All you need is:
10 Cups of sand (Home Depot sells a big bag of sand for under $4)
5 Cups of Cornstarch
1 Cup of Water

Combine the sand and cornstarch well and then mix in the water. The dough shouldn't be too wet, it should just be damp so that you can mold it.

Saturday, June 1, 2013

Ant Free Sand Box-- Find Out How!!

A few weeks ago, I set up our little sand box. In past years, we had a problem with ants hanging out in the sand. Awhile back, I had read that cinnamon is a natural ant deterrent. I decided to try this theory out and add some cinnamon in with the sand. It worked! We have had an ant free sand box for over a month and the sand smells awesome! It is actually kind of funny, you can actually see the ants climb up the side of the sand box and retreat as soon as they smell the cinnamon! All I did was sprinkle cinnamon on the top of the sand and then mixed it in.
Easy, natural, smells great, and keeps the ants away!
Can't beat it!