How to Make Homemade Moon Sand Recipe (Taste Safe)

Looking for a fun and safe sensory activity that’s perfect for little hands—and even little mouths? This Taste-Safe Moon Sand is the perfect blend of squishy, moldable, and totally toddler-friendly! Whether your child is still in the mouthing stage or you just want a worry-free way to explore texture and creativity, this moon sand recipe is easy to make with pantry staples and offers hours of imaginative play. Get ready to dig, squish, and build with this simple sensory bin favorite!

This is our attempt to make this recipe taste safe – because 2 of my 3 kids still like to taste everything despite the fact that I try my hardest to get them not to.

To make a taste-safe homemade moon sand recipe, you will need:

• 2 cups of brown sugar
• 2 cups of corn flour (corn starch will also work)
• 10 tablespoons vegetable oil (I used olive oil)

Our first experiment came out as a glob of goo with water, so I went with the veg oil this time around. The corn flour was yellow so I decided to leave it as is without coloring it.

To make it: Mix the dry ingredients together first, then add the oil.

The result was fantastic! Take a look at the moldability of this homemade moon sand recipe!

My just-turned-5-year-old had fun building all sorts of things and using cookie cutters to make shapes. He then made little castles and immediately smashed them before I could snap a picture. I love how easy moon sand is to play with!

My almost 2-year-old wasn’t too sure about the homemade moon sand stuff and handed her brother the shapes at first. Later on, she ventured to make a few herself.

Because this moon sand recipe contains sugar, I was a little scared the stuff would be so sticky. But with the cornflour, it binds with the oil and sugar to create minimum residue on the hands.

There was enough to bother my 5-year-old, though; he kept wiping his hands on his pants, which put the moon sand on the floor. It was rather easy to sweep up, though, because of the consistency.

Personally, I love the cloud dough we made a ton more than the homemade moon sand!

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