Author's product rating: 
| Advantages: |
Great texture play |
| Disadvantages: |
Mat does not stay blown up, sand gets everywhere |
| Recommend to potential buyers: |
yes |
"What are you talking about?" I can hear you asking!
Moon sand claims to be 'sand that moulds like dough', it is not exactly wet, just made in a way that makes it mould like it is, whilst never drying out (as it is not actually wet, if that makes sense?)
Price: Around £20 for this particular pack.
My 3 year old son was bought this for his birthday earlier this month, so I thought I would share our experiences with you!
The pack contains 1 blow up mat, 1 sheet of scenery, 1 packet of grey coloured sand, 3 sand moulds and 1 spade thingy.
Firstly you have to blow up the play mat/carry case (coloured green and blue), this is designed to keep the sand contained in one area whilst being played with and somewhere to keep it when not in use.
When folded the mat measures about 40 cms long and 20 cms wide, when opened out it is about 50 cms long and 40 cms wide. There is a velcro compartment to store the sand, and a hidden plastic flap for the scenery to go into so it is under the area where the sand is played with.
It is designed to be blown up to give small 'walls' to contain the sand, but my husband has tried and tried but just can't get the air to stay inside. Also the stopper keeps popping out, thusly allowing the air to escape! The velcro on the mat does stay together well though!
The sand feels very fluffy and dry, but if you squeeze it together it does indeed stick together so that you can use the moulds included. The sand moulds are quite chunky and tough, I can't see my
little un being able to break them even with his rough style of play.
The television adverts actually make this product look better than it is and although my son likes playing with it, it is messy and he needs to be constantly supervised.
You can but extra packs of sand and moulds, but the mat only comes with the castle moulds and dull grey sand. I have seen
other colours of sand and moulds priced around £10, with sets of sand only priced around £4.00 each.
Overall I would give this 3/5 as it is fun to play with, but like any sand, each time you use it lots gets on the ground (in the carpets and chairs), so it could be expensive to be replacing the sand. I would recommend this to people if they don't mind the expense and sand everywhere, lets face it most kids like playing with sand!
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