Sand art designs

The girls and I had so much fun the other day with this project. It is incredibly easy and very inexpensive and a perfect craft to do with your kids. Plus you should have something pretty to display once you are all finished! You only need a few things to do this sand art. Basically...Read More »

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Endlessly entertaining and mesmerizing, sand can easily be used for inexpensive kids play. Take a look at these 38 Sand Crafts to keep the kiddos engaged.

This moon sand is such an easy kids craft - it only has 2 ingredients! It's soft and moldable and the best kinetic sand recipe we've ever tried. This is a great sensory play idea and a super fun summer activity for kids, tweens, toddlers, and preschoolers.

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A snake sand castle! Found in Bethany Beach, Delaware

This project was a huge hit with my 5th/6th grade classes. There’s something about the feel of sand through your fingers that is soothing. I’m telling you, every kid was very engaged. I got applause after one of my demonstrations. Applause! When was the last time you had your class cheer and applaud after a demonstration? We used Sand-O Adhesive Boards and X-Acto knives to make our pictures. First, we drew the design with pencil. Then we carefully cut one … Read more... →

Toshihiko Hosaka began making sand sculptures in art school and has been using beaches and sandboxes as his canvas for almost 20 years. His work defies what we typically think of as sand art as he sculpts and carves the loose, granular substance as if it were some malleable form of clay. There is no core, mold or adhesive ever used throughout the process: just sand. The only trick Hosaka uses (and this is commonly accepted) is a hardening spray applied to his sculpture only after it’s been…