easy, 2-ingredient sand

No sandpit? No problem. Mix together some flour (or cornflour) with plain vegetable oil for a soft sand texture that’s easy to mould, and safe for babies.

You don’t really need a recipe, just a bag of flour and a bottle of vegetable oil, and mix them together in the ratio of 8:1 (that’s 8 parts of flour to 1 part oil, for example 8 cups of flour to 1 cup of oil).

It doesn’t dry out :)

The vegetable oil keeps the “sand” soft and mouldable, so when you’re done playing you can store it away for another day.

A quick and easy activity for little ones, which requires very little involvement from parents ;)