Beach Sand Slime

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We made Sand Slime!!! See the recipe below to make your own, and join us at our virtual beach with this beach themed messy play!

This Sand Slime project was a first for us and turned out to be a BLAST! The kiddo’s favorite part was mixing all the ingredients, and to my surprise, he jumped right in to knead the sand by hand.

M. was able to explore the new textures with the sensation between his fingers. This is just one of the many reasons why messy play is important for children’s development.

We followed the recipe below loosely. M. added a little more glue than what was called for, so we thought quick and added more of the other ingredients to balance it out.

The play sand that we had available was slightly moist to start with. But if you run into the same situation, just leave it out in the open air for a few hours to dry out and it will firm right up!

While we waited, we had some fun with Usborne’s ‘First Jigsaw: Under the Sea’ book.

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Here’s our Recipe

- Mixing only required, always add liquids before solids for quick and easy mixing
- 5 oz glue (150 ml)
- 1/2 cup water (120 ml)
- 1 Tbs contact solution (15 ml)
- 1/2 tsp baking soda (5 ml)

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Parent Prep

Mix up the sand slime recipe in the description.
Note, adding liquids before solids helps with easy mixing.
Use seashells or small rocks to imitate a beach setting.
Use bottle lids from the fridge and laundry and/or measuring cups as the beach toys for shaping the sand castles!

PlayTime

Have your kids play with the sand slime in a kitchen or play container.
The textures of both the sand between the fingers and the shells/rocks help with touch sensory exploration.
Your kids get to explore beach fun without the long trip!

Storytime

Read ‘Seashore Sounds’ to your kids to add in the sounds of the beach for a audio & visual aspect of their sensory play.
Doing so always help to improve their appreciation of reading!

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