How to make kinetic sand at home

Modeling is considered the most common option for developmental activities for the child. Modern mothers use all kinds of compounds to develop the motor skills of their child. Kinetic sand has gained wide popularity, many prefer to cook it on their own. The main components are starch (potato, rice, corn), boric acid, flour, soda, water. Many have adapted to add shaving foam or balm to the composition.

The benefits of kinetic sand

• develops fine motor skills of the hands;
• causes perseverance, patience;
• normalizes the psycho-emotional background;
• has a relaxing effect;
• does not dry out in the sun;
• does not mold at high humidity;
• easy to use;
• perfectly retains shape, cut;
• quickly gathers when scattering unlike ordinary sand;
• develops a child’s imagination;
• does not need scrupulous storage;
• environmentally friendly composition does not cause irritation;
• helps to feel the small details.

The disadvantages of kinetic sand

• when rubbing on the surface begins to stick to the shoe;
• due to the high density, it is necessary to prepare a lot of composition.

Kinetic sand: a traditional recipe

1. In most cases, the sculpting mass is made from corn (rarely potato) starch and refined crushed sand.
2. Buy the second ingredient at the pet store, select products labeled "For rabbits" or "For chinchillas." You will need sand, starch and filtered water. The proportions are approximately equal to 3: 2: 1.
3. Prepare a plastic bowl, sift starch and sand into it, mix the ingredients with a dry spoon. Begin to slowly pour in drinking water while stirring the mass. Ultimately, you should get a viscous composition that does not stick to the skin.
4. If kinetic sand is dry, pour water into a spray bottle and spray a little liquid into a bowl. Thus, you will exclude the formation of lumps.
5. To get a colored mass for modeling, take one or more food colors. The cooking technology is identical, but the paint is mixed with water, then introduced through a spray gun into a mixture of sand and starch.
6. It is important to bring the mass to homogeneity, kneading the lumps with a spatula or fork. You can divide the dry composition into several parts, then enter water of different colors into each of them. The child will sculpt with even greater admiration.
7. Experienced mothers are advised to inject liquid soap for children or shampoo into kinetic sand. As a result, the composition is more airy, viscous and not sticky to the hands.

Kinetic sand "Original"

1. The name of the mass for modeling came about because the incoming components are as close as possible to the original purchased composition. A Swedish manufacturing company produces Kinetic Sand products, quartz sand acts as a fundamental component.
2. Additional ingredients are boric acid with a concentration of 3% and ordinary glue for cardboard and paper (clerical). Be sure to use a thick adhesive base, the liquid mass will not work.
3. To start cooking, combine in one mass 20 gr. glue, 40 ml. boric acid. Mix the composition with a wooden spatula to obtain a uniform consistency.
4. Pour 300 gr.silica sand, protect your skin with gloves. Now mix the mass with your hands, passing it between your fingers. Sort the composition until there are no dry grains left at all.
5. In the end, you get a loose paste that is perfectly formed into figures, does not stick to the skin, leaves no residue. Do not worry about the health of the child, such kinetic sand is completely safe.
6. The composition quickly loses its properties, ventilates and dries. Once this happens, the mass becomes unsuitable for sculpting. No need to prepare large portions, kinetic sand is stored in a tightly sealed container.

Kinetic sand from soda and liquid soap

1. This method is considered to be the most popular due to the availability of basic ingredients. You will need 1 part baking powder, 2 parts baking soda, 1 part liquid soap or dishwashing gel (you can use shampoo). No water is added.
2. First you need to combine the loose components, and then introduce the gel or soap into the mixture in small portions. Kinetic sand should be kneaded with gloves on.
3. Leave the mass between your fingers until dry granules remain. If you see that the composition turned out to be liquid, adjust the consistency with a baking powder for dough or corn starch.
4. From the obtained ingredients, airy and pasty kinetic sand is obtained. Store it in a closed food container, replace the old composition with a new one as it dries.
5. The recipe allows you to make snow-white sand. You can color it with food coloring. The pigment is mixed with soap, then introduced to soda and baking powder.
6. The composition is notable for poor compliance; figures from it often crumble. To get started, experiment on a small amount. Make sure that the child does not play with his hands, but with molds.

Kinetic sand from starch and hair balm

1. A mass suitable for sculpting can be prepared using a regular hair conditioner and corn starch. If desired, the last element is replaced by a potato or rice composition.
2. To give kinetic sand color, take gouache or food coloring. Choose the most natural ingredients that do not stain your hands and do not harm the skin.
3. Pour conditioner into a glass bowl, add food coloring. The pigment is introduced in drops until you achieve the shade you are making.
4. Next, mix 750 gr. starch with colored balsam (8-9 spoons). Introduce the liquid ingredient gradually, at the same time knead the mass with gloves in your hands.
5. You should get sticky kinetic sand. A good composition does not stick to the skin, does not stain. It is advisable to play such sand with molds, but it will also not hurt your hands.

Kinetic sand from flour and water

1. The basis of the composition for creating a variety of shapes is quartz sand (6 parts), filtered or boiled water (1.5 parts), wheat flour or corn starch (3 parts). If desired, sand can be decorated with food coloring, the color is chosen at the discretion.
2. Pour the sifted starch / flour into a dry bowl, add quartz sand, mix the ingredients. In a separate bowl, combine purified water and food coloring (can be replaced with gouache).
3. Now begin to introduce the liquid mixture into the dry composition in small parts, mix at the same time. Do not allow lumps to appear, knead them with your hands or a fork.
4. You can divide the mixture of flour and quartz sand into 2–4 servings, after which each section is painted in a separate shade. The result is a mass for sculpting different shades.

Kinetic sand from shaving foam and starch

1. It is easy to prepare a composition for sculpting using improvised ingredients.You will spend 5-10 minutes and will please the child with home kinetic sand.
2. Take 450-470 gr. corn, potato or rice starch. Sift the composition into a dry bowl, add 140-200 gr. shaving foam.
3. You can use the gel, but it must first be rubbed between the palms. Introduce the foam until the starch begins to slide into the balls.
4. Next, break them with your hands, put on gloves, enter food coloring or gouache. If desired, kneading of kinetic sand can be entrusted to children, after protecting their handles with gloves.
5. The mass for modeling is similar to wet river or sea sand. It perfectly retains its shape, does not stick, it is painted only at the beginning of manipulations.

The main component of home kinetic sand is starch or quartz sand. The second ingredient can be replaced with ordinary river sand, after boiling and drying it. Consider cooking methods with balm, shaving foam, wheat flour, and soda.

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