DIY Moon Sand (best activity yet)

Okay, so today's activity was a big hit with the boys.  I found this the other day and had to try it.  You basically need 2 ingredients, 3 if you want to add a little sparkle:

Flour and baby oil.  That's it.

In the end I decided not to do the glitter.

5 cups of flour with 1 cup of baby oil.

We had a pretty big container so I doubled the recipe (10 cups flour with 2 cups baby oil).

You just mix it all up and the end result is a very soft but mouldable sand-like stuff.

I love this picture.  It looks like Benjamin is given Caleb an elbow to the eye!

It holds shape just like wet sand would.

The boys LOVED this. They played for a long time  It had a great texture and it made the entire house smell like a newborn baby!

It made a huge mess. Or rather, the boys made a huge mess. Luckily it was an easy-to-clean huge mess. Swept right up but I definitely wouldn't do this on carpet. I think I might lay a sheet down next time and see if that cuts down on the mess.

Benjamin was covered head to toe in the stuff.  He had so much fun.

When the boys were done I just covered the container with a lid so it will be ready for next time. I have a feeling this will be an activity that the boys ask to do again.