How to Make Magic Sand And The Importance of Playing Sand For Children

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Simple Recipes How to Make Kinetic Sand or Magic Sand

Kinetic sand or magic sand is a popular toy lately. But you know Parents, it turns out we can make it easily.

Already familiar with kinetic sand or magic sand right, Parents?

Kinetic sand is labeled as educative toys because it is a 3-dimensional toy that can hone creativity, develop fine motor skills, sensorial, to language.

Texture of this toy is very unique, maybe that's why we call it magic sand. It looks like wet sand, but it is actually dry and does not make a dirty hand if it is held.

No wonder, the parents also like it, because children can play as much without making dirty homes. Well, if Parents want to add toy educative toys for children at home. Try to make your own yuk, the magic sands.

Material:

🔹 Clean sand 1 cup
🔹 Cornstarch 1 1/2 tablespoons
🔹 Soap dish 1 teaspoon
🔹Air sufficient
🔹Food coloring according to taste

How to make:

Mix sand with cornstarch, mix well. Add dish soap and water to taste. Stir until well mixed. Add food coloring, then stir again until well blended and get the desired color. Let dry for 1 to 2 hours. Magic sand is ready to play.

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THIS IS HE 6 BENEFITS PLAYING MAGIC SAND IS SMALL

Toys are the first tool for your child to learn new things. Therefore, moms must be smart in choosing the right toy to train the cognitive and sensory system. If moms currently confused must give the little toy what, better moms just give him kinetic sand, the magic sand.

Toy this one is indeed booming among children because of its unique texture like sand beach. However, behind the uniqueness, kinetic sand has many benefits you know for growing the little guy! What are you doing? Let's see!

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  • Train fine motor little boy

Kinetic sand was created to play the little guy with his tiny hand! Whether squeezed, pressed or shaped at will by hand or mold, all the things that can be done on a kinetic sand will always require finger movements. No wonder the fine motor is trained every time he plays this magic sand.

To support your little boy to train his hands, moms can invite him to squeeze and also pinch this sand with each finger. In addition, moms can also give him various prints for he press-tap on the sand. The process of pressing this mold can also help train his finger muscles, lho moms!

  • Gives a new sensation on the little sensory tool

In contrast to the waxy toy or wet cake dough and sticky, kinetic sand has a texture like sand dew sand beach that is easily formed. Uniquely, this magic sand is completely dry and will not stick to the hands of your child.

With its unique texture, the little one will get a new sensation on the senses of his touch and can satisfy his hands who always want to touch the goods. The little one who often feel disgusted at the dough is also wet will not mind playing this dry wet sand. Anyway, nobody will be fussy when given kinetic sand.

  • Train your child to think creatively

Whether shaped by hand or mold, kinetic sand has no limits for creation!

With this sand, your little one can make whatever is in his imagination. Want to make a sand castle? Can be really. Make his favorite dinosaur shape? Or make sand as a place to explore his LEGO toys? Nothing is not possible!

To stimulate the creativity of your child, ask also what you want your child for this time. The question will also make your child start thinking of ideas and also how to execute his idea.

  • Helping your child focus and calm

Just like playing sand on the beach makes the heart to be happy and calm, kinetic sand also gives the same effect on the baby or moms.

According to therapist experts, this is due to the smooth texture that can fall from the hand slowly and artistically.

In addition, the sensation that is given when the little squeeze kinetic sand can also help focus and be ready to deal with various things. Because of these benefits, kinetic sand is often also used for therapists.

  • Can be used as a learning tool

Because kinetic sand can be formed into any thing desired, moms can use this sand to teach the little things!

For example, moms can make this sand as a place for your child to learn to write the first time. Its soft texture will make it easier to learn how to move the hand than when writing on paper.

Not only that, moms can also form this sand into the form of letters and numbers to provide different stimuli in the child's alphabet lessons.

In addition to learning to write, moms can also use this sand as a props to introduce it to various things.

For example, moms can form caves, mountains, houses, fruit and also various kinds of animals. Surely this can moms do easily using toy molds.

  • Train your child's ability to speak and socialize

This magic sand is not going to talk to him directly. However, when the little boy plays this sand with his moms or other friends, he will unknowingly start the conversation.

Either telling what he made or asking what the others were building. With this interaction, the ability of the child in speaking will also be trained.

In addition to the ability to speak, your child can start learning to work together to create various forms with moms and friends. He can also see how creative other people so he was encouraged to be able to think more creative again.

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COME ON SUPPORTS SMALL SI TO TRAIN COMMUNICATION CAPABILITIES WITH THIS MAGIC SAND !


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thanks for your information

very informative article

hopefully be useful

I'll have to share this with my wife so we can make some at home for our son.

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