Snow Sand Recipe

February 04, 2017
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Keep the kids playing for hours with this icy-cold snow sand.

This play recipe is easy to make and so fun for kids!  Snow sand acts like traditional play sand, but it is icy-cold like snow!  Read on to see how you can make this chilling white sand at home. 
FUN KID PROJECT: Make snow sand! (icy-cold sand for winter play) #snowsensorybin #snowsand #snowrecipesforkids #snowrecipes #snowplay #snowplayrecipe #makesnowforkids #makesnow #indoorsnow

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This icy-cold sand looks just like tiny snow crystals.  It feels like silk between tiny fingers, and it is so much fun to muck around in that you really must try it!  Are you ready to make your own?

How to Make Snow Sand

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    Method
    Talk about an easy play time! 
    • All you have to do to make snow sand is place a bag of Epsom salt in the freezer overnight. 
    • The next day you will have the most glorious, icy-cold & sparkly sand. 
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    • Pour the frozen Epsom salt into a sensory bin or container, add glitter and props, and the fun can begin!
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    Epsom Salt Sand Play

    Chilled Epsom salt makes a perfect winter sand
    It feels like grains of ice between little fingers. 
    FUN KID PROJECT: Make snow sand! (icy-cold sand for winter play) #snowsensorybin #snowsand #snowrecipesforkids #snowrecipes #snowplay #snowplayrecipe #makesnowforkids #makesnow #indoorsnow
    Rosie and Jewel had lots of fun pretending to be Elsa and Anna while building, scooping, and digging in the icy-cold sand.
    FUN KID PROJECT: Make snow sand! (icy-cold sand for winter play) #snowsensorybin #snowsand #snowrecipesforkids #snowrecipes #snowplay #snowplayrecipe #makesnowforkids #makesnow #indoorsnow
    They played and played!  They pretended to build Olafburied and rescued their princesses,
    and built icy sand castles that came flowing from the buckets like a million tiny diamonds.
    FUN KID PROJECT: Make snow sand! (icy-cold sand for winter play) #snowsensorybin #snowsand #snowrecipesforkids #snowrecipes #snowplay #snowplayrecipe #makesnowforkids #makesnow #indoorsnow

    Extend the Fun

    Tips & Storage: 
    • Store your snow sand in a zip-seal bags between play times, and it can be used again & again!
    • Store your sand in the freezer for even more fun.
    • Frozen figurines can be found online here
    • Some of our salt clumped together during the freezing process.  It looked like snowballs but was easily broken apart as the girls played.
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    Crystal Underwood is the writer and creator of Growing A Jeweled Rose. She has worked extensively with children and strongly believes in the importance of play at the core of early learning. She is passionate about the early years and believes that childhood should be a truly magical time in life. For all the best kids activities connect with Growing a Jeweled Rose below!