I’m always thrilled at the ingenuity people show in coming up with cheap alternatives to commercial products. Wise Bread’s instructions for making your own moon sand are a great example: a little fine sand, a little cornstarch, a little water, and Presto! Moon sand. I’ll be trying this.

If your kids haven’t played with moon sand before, and you decide to try this, be warned: the stuff is pretty messy.  Put them outside, or on the garage floor, or something — the sand goes everywhere. That said, my stepkids (5, 11, and 12) and my nephew and niece (5 and 3) love the stuff.  I might have been known to clump along a bit in my time, too…

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