How to make kinetic sand at home?

One of the most popular educational activities and games with a child is modeling. Modern mothers use different materials for it, among which is especially different. kinetic sand. It attracts with the fact that it does not stick to hands and does not fray, it is well molded, does not dry out and is easy to assemble. However, the cost of such sand is quite high, so the issue of cooking kinetics at home is very topical.

Kinetic sand, almost no different from the original, can be made from 300 grams. sand, 1 tsp office silicate glue and 2 tsp. boric acid. Boric acid and office silicate glue are mixed first, and sand is added. After thorough mixing you can already play.

Consider other popular methods for making sand, starch, and water. To make houses an analogue of the Swedish kinetic sand, you will need:

• Quartz sand - small and clean. You can purchase it at a pet store (sold to rabbits, birds and chinchillas) or at a hardware store. Before cooking self-made kinetics, many mothers recommend burning it in the oven. Take 4 cups.
• Starch - corn or potato. It will need half the sand, that is, 2 cups. If necessary, the starch can be replaced by corn flour.
• Water. It will take 1 glass.
• Dye.
• The container in which you will mix the components, as well as the paddle for mixing.

Method one:

1. Combine sand with starch in a prepared container, mixing the ingredients well.
2. Add water in small portions and mix thoroughly until the desired consistency is obtained. Analogue of kinetic sand is ready.

You can see the process of making kinetic sand with your own hands in the next video.

Method two:

1. Mix starch and water to make non-Newtonian liquid.
2. Add sand to this liquid and mix well.

If for some reason you cannot use sand, it is quite possible to make an analogue kinetics without it according to the following recipes:

1. Crush children's crayons for drawing and mix them with semolina until smooth.
2. Stir 250 g of starch in 100 ml of water, and if the mass is very dry, add some more water.

And one more less popular method because of its composition: mix 2 cups of baking soda with 1 cup of baking powder and 1 cup of dishwashing liquid (or liquid soap). Stir the mixture to a smooth consistency. If the mass is too wet, add more baking powder. The sand should be pasty and fluffy. After the game, store it in a container.

For coloring homemade kinetic sand, you can use food dyes, which you can find in any supermarket.They can also successfully replace watercolor paint or gouache. The desired dye is diluted in water and added to the mixture of sand and starch before pouring water into the mass. Next you just need to bring the sand to the desired consistency.

Of course, it’s impossible to prepare a material completely identical to Swedish kinetics at home, but the sand will be very similar to the shop one. The consistency of the home version will be almost the same and the child will be able to sculpt various figures from it.

Also note that homemade sand on the starch will eventually dry out and you will have to add some water to it. However, you know exactly what you put into the hand-made material, saved money, and you can play with your child in a variety of games.

• Being engaged in this type of sand, the child will develop tactile sensitivity, fine motor skills, concentration and imagination.
• Games with kinetics soothe, help relieve stress and relax emotionally.
• With this sand you can play in the rain and in winter. This safe material is not like better sand from a sandbox in the yard.
• During games, you can learn the score, shape, colors, size, letters, and more.

With homemade kinetic sand, you can:

• Sculpt various kulichiki.
• Cut the figures in cookie cutters.
• Roll the sausages and then cut them.
• Sculpt a cake and cut it into portions.
• Play the building using the cars.
• Play "hide and seek" by digging small objects in the sand.
• Play with stamps, leaving different tracks on the surface of the sand.
• Sculpt and cut letters or numbers.
• Play the "excavation", pulling out of the sand buttons and tiny toys.
• Draw with sharp sticks.