Make your own kinetic sand for a relaxing time

Whether you like the beach and the sand or not, chances are you are still going to love one kind of special sand, it’s called kinetic sand! Sounds fancy and it feels fancy too. While playing in the sand can feel nice but it can also be a headache to clean up after. Kinetic sand comes with all the fun and none of the icky feeling that comes with having sand particles stuck on you. However, buying kinetic sand can be really expensive and cause serious damage to your wallet in large quantities so here’s how you can now make your very own kinetic sand at the fraction of the cost while enjoying a relaxing and soothing time. Not only will the end result be really satisfying, the process will be equally healing.  

The not so magical ingredients you’ll need to perfect your magical sand:
1. Play sand
2. Corn starch
3. Water
4. Dish soap

Other than the above mentioned items, you will also need water, mixing bowls, a stirrer or a spatula for easy mixing and some nice preferably gel food colouring for added extra effect! 

Once you have your equipment and ingredients  assembled and are ready to get cracking mix the play sand and cornstarch together first and make a dry mixture to prevent the formation of lumps on adding water.

To start mixing the wet and dry ingredients start with small quantities.

Then  add the dish soap to the water in another mixing bowl and stir until it’s thoroughly combined and just a little bubbly. Add the mixture now to the dry ingredients, the sand and cornstarch mixture. Mix it really well to make a smooth mixture. If the mixture looks a little too dry and flakey just add some more liquid until it gets to your desired consistency. Let the mixture rest for about two to three hours and then you have your kinetic magical sand ready to go!