I’m still recovering, and things are a little slow-going around here. I finally got a good round of antibiotics in me, and I’m starting to feel better so hopefully things will be back to normal here soon. In the meantime, here’s a look back at one of our most favorite activities from last Summer. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
When I got this month’s issue of Family Fun Magazine, one of the summer activities was a RECIPE for air-hardening Sand Clay, I knew right away that the boys would love it, especially just coming off of our beach vacation!
They got to work right away mixing up the ingredients: sand, cornstarch and water (we didn’t use alum as called for in the original recipe because we didn’t have any on hand). We also added some gold glitter to our mix to give it a little extra sparkle. NOTE: Be sure to use an old pot to mix up your clay, as the sand will scratch the heck out of one of your nice pans!
Cook it over the stove for a few minutes until it reaches a Play-Doh-like consistency.
Now play, shape, squeeze and mold to your heart’s content!
We let our clay air dry, so it took about three days for it to completely harden up, inside and out. If you want to speed up the process, you can also bake it in a 225 degree oven for a few hours.
Lindsey says
Love this! However, I’m not able to find the recipe after I click the link. :/ Any help?
Mel the Crafty Scientist says
P.S. Glad you’re feeling better – that was the original comment, but I just got so excited about the “sand” that I forgot!
Mel the Crafty Scientist says
This is so freaking cool! I want to come over to your house and do arts and craftsy things with you guys! : )
Annette says
We’ve made these before for our summer nature table. They’re wonderful. Thanks!
Creative Raisins says
This is very cool, my boys will love this. Thanks For sharing