![Homemade Moon Sand Flour and Baby Oil to Make Moon sand](http://niftymom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/homemade-moon-sand.png)
My sons always want to dig, get messy and play with their shovels. This summer has been extremely hot and with an infant, we aren’t spending a lot of time out in the heat. I have heard from people that flour and baby oil mixed creates a homemade moon sand. I decided to try it out to give my little guys a way to dig indoors.
NEED:
- Flour (14 cups)
- Baby Oil (20oz)
- Container (I used a long under-the-bed plastic tote that was $8 at Target)
Simply mix the flour and baby oil and you have homemade moon sand! The measurements do not have to be precised. I used about 12-14 cups of flour and a whole bottle of baby oil. You can make a smaller batch in a smaller container if you prefer. I used a larger one because I have two sons that would be playing with it at the same time. It was better than I thought it was going to be. The texture was perfect. It can form/mold when compacted, yet easily fall apart with pressure.
![Homemade Moon Sand Forms a Ball Flour and Baby Oil Forms a Ball](http://niftymom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/homemade-moon-sand-ball.png)
My boys like to drive cars in the ‘sand’ so we make roads and hills.
![Driving Cars in Homemade Moon Sand Things to do with Hot Wheels and Cars](http://niftymom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/homemade-moon-sand-cars.png)
They also love to make castles (I think they may like destroying them more though).
![Homemade Moon Sand Making castles with moon sand](http://niftymom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/homemade-moon-sand-castle.png)
They could play with if for hours if I let them. It is a little messy, but messy is fun! Oh, and it smells good!
*A little tip, if you have any rings on, I recommend taking them off before you mix or play with it. I didn’t take my ring off when I mixed it and played with them. Afterwards I realized I had flour and ‘sand’ caked into every little crevice.