Over the weekend, Jorma’s Mom came into town. We had a lovely, relaxing time, a couple of shopping trips included. One of those trips, to one of those super-cheap-super-mart’s places, (nods to the corporate lawyers), landed us in the toy section. My Mother in Law wanted to buy a gift for the kids and the selection at the mega mart, well... it sucks. I guess they need to have more room for car tires and plastic storage bins. At any rate, rushed to make a decision, we decided on Moon Sand. I mean, the kids love play-doh, surely moon sand would be a hit.
So yesterday I broke out the Moon Sand and all I can say is, I can not believe this crap is still on the market. My children are not ready for moon sand. I’m not sure anyone’s children are ready for moon sand. I spent at least 20 minutes, trying to get it out of the grout lines in our floor, the crevices in our table and in between the rungs of the chairs at the table. Not just the chairs they were sitting in either. All of the chairs at the table.
If you would like to know if Moon Sand belongs in your house or not, here’s a quick test you can do, before you make your purchase.
Fill three buckets with the finest textured sand you can find.
Dampen the sand so it’s sticky.
Let the kids play with it at the kitchen table.
Turn your back to cook dinner.
You will know five minutes in, if moon sand is for you. If you do not have children and would like to see if the Moon Sand is appropriate for your friends’ kids, you can perform the above experiment with a couple of monkeys that have been given tequila.
1 comment:
Janice, sorry you had to learn the hard way. Wyatt is older than your boys and it still sucks - no matter what age. I think someone is making lots of dough on stuff every parent will throw away after the first hour. --- Cheers - Linda (Pattie's Friend)
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