Whether your waterside getaway was rained out or you're dreaming of warm weather on a winter day, this play-dough sand is perfect for bringing the beach inside! The easy recipe requires no cooking other than boiling water and whips up in just a few minutes. Its glorious texture is perfect for fulfilling all your sand castle dreams without the mess of real sand!
A 10–25 minutes craft for ages 5–10, using supplies you likely already have — Measuring Spoons, Vegetable Oil, and Flour.
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Gather up all your ingredients, measuring cups, and measuring spoons. It is VERY important to have separate measuring cups for the sand and the flour. DO NOT dip your measuring cup from the sand into your flour, or you'll never want to bake cookies with that flour again. To avoid getting sand in our other kitchen supplies, we kept the sand on a plastic table cloth on the other side of the room when we made our dough.
"Are you as excited to make this as I am?"
Put things away so your space is tidy for next time.
Reminder, this project used supplies that may trigger allergies. Store them safely!
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