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{Edible Sand} Sensory Activities for Babies

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My baby loves sand.

But, I’ve never been a big fan of sand myself.  While we do have a small sandbox for my kids outside, I wanted to bring sand play inside for rainy days and long days indoors.  We made an edible rainbow for him and since that was such a hit, I wanted to come up with a quick and easy edible sand recipe that would be easy to clean up, too.

The best part is that it takes only one ingredient… Edible sand for babies and toddlers
My son could not have been happier as I filled up a tray full of edible sand and his favorite trucks. Since he is a very active baby, there are not many times during the day when he stays put.  But, this tray of yummy, one-ingredient sand kept him playing happily for a very long time.

What You Need to Make Edible Sand

  • Food Processor
  • Crackers

Edible sand for baby

Make Edible Sand for Sensory Activities for Babies

  1. Blend crackers in the food processor
  2. Smash any chunks of crackers that do not get blended
  3. Add to a tray with trucks, shovels, buckets, and other sand toys

My preschooler helped make the cracker blend by pushing the button on the food processor.  She joined in on the fun too, as we took out her doll house and created an entire city scene. My kids loved this so much that my son cried as I put the sand away before lunch time.  We promptly took it out after naps and he played by himself with his truck and edible sand. Edible baby safe sandBe sure to save your crackers even if they get stale, they will make the perfect ingredient for edible sand!

There are lots of ideas for active babies to keep them playing or check out these 34 recipes for edible sensory play from Hands on: as we Grow. Come on over to our Facebook page and tell us your favorite way to play with baby!

Here’s more sensory activities for babies!

Simple activities for little ones who love to mouth what they play with and some "just to touch" activities for when they are older ~ Gotta pin this for a rainy day!

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By Katie Joiner April 28, 2014

Comments

  1. Lisette says

    April 28, 2014 at 1:04 pm

    Great idea!!! I never would have thought of this!!

    Reply
  2. Fawn says

    May 4, 2014 at 11:09 am

    Another good idea is to use light brown sugar, alone or in the mix. It sticks together well, so sand can be shaped and molded.

    Reply
    • Katie Joiner says

      May 4, 2014 at 8:29 pm

      What a great tip. I love the idea of using brown sugar with this – what fun!!

      Reply
    • Wanda says

      September 7, 2014 at 7:21 am

      Do you add the brown sugar in with the crackers? How much crackers and sugar do you use?

      Reply
      • Katie Joiner says

        September 7, 2014 at 7:03 pm

        Hi Wanda! There’s actually no brown sugar in the mixture at all. It’s brown because they were whole wheat crackers 🙂 Hope this helps!!

        Reply
        • Wanda says

          September 8, 2014 at 7:10 am

          One lady mentioned using brown sugar and it makes it moldable, what do you think? Also how many crackers and water do I use?

          Thanks!

          Reply
        • Wanda says

          September 11, 2014 at 12:43 pm

          How many crackers? And how much water?

          Reply
  3. Meri Cherry says

    May 4, 2014 at 3:44 pm

    very clever : )

    Reply
    • Katie Joiner says

      May 4, 2014 at 8:27 pm

      Thank you, Meri Cherry!! 🙂

      Reply
  4. lisa shevin says

    May 5, 2014 at 4:19 am

    Kind of like this idea, but not sure if it would make it hard for little ones to differentiate between edible and non edible sand

    Reply
    • Katie Joiner says

      May 25, 2014 at 10:43 pm

      I absolutely understand that, Lisa. I think it depends on your child and how you’d like to use it. We only use the edible sand inside, so my son sees it as something different from his sandbox outside. He hasn’t been eating more sand since we did this activity, so that’s a win! But, it might not be the right activity for every family 🙂

      Reply
  5. Yann says

    May 5, 2014 at 5:57 am

    Wow! This is an awesome idea! But can I know, how you keep it and how long can you keep it?

    Reply
    • Katie Joiner says

      May 25, 2014 at 10:38 pm

      We kept it in a large ziplock bag for two weeks. It did great!

      Reply

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