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Building sand castles at the beach is a fun activity that most preschoolers enjoy. But to sit by and watch the waves devour their creations can be quite a disappointment. This Forever Sand Castle preschool craft helps to avoid that unpleasant experience. Even if you live hundreds of miles from the ocean you and your preschooler can enjoy the fun of building sand castles any time and because they harden, you can keep them forever – well, almost!
3 cups of sand (either from the beach or playground)
1 ¾ cups of Cornstarch
1 ½ cups of Water
Pot to Cook it in – preferably an old one
Stirring Spoon
Optional – molds for sand castles and cooking oil spray
Mix the sand, cornstarch and water together in a cooking pot.
Step Two:
Adult - Cook over low heat while stirring constantly until thickened. Then remove from heat and let it cool.
Step Three:
When cool, spoon it out onto your work surface and begin to shape your castle any way you choose. Optional: spray plastic sand castle molds with cooking spray to use for making your castle.
Step Four:
Let your castle dry for a day or so and you have a forever sand castle!
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What You Need
3 cups of sand (either from the beach or playground)1 ¾ cups of Cornstarch
1 ½ cups of Water
Pot to Cook it in – preferably an old one
Stirring Spoon
Optional – molds for sand castles and cooking oil spray
How To Make It
Step One:Mix the sand, cornstarch and water together in a cooking pot.
Step Two:
Adult - Cook over low heat while stirring constantly until thickened. Then remove from heat and let it cool.
Step Three:
When cool, spoon it out onto your work surface and begin to shape your castle any way you choose. Optional: spray plastic sand castle molds with cooking spray to use for making your castle.
Step Four:
Let your castle dry for a day or so and you have a forever sand castle!
Variations
You can use this mixture to create any other sort of sculpture as well. Make sea shells, statues, bowls, etc.Like this article? Get more like it in your inbox. Subscribe today to our free weekly newsletter.