containers of blue, yellow, and red moon sand

At Ajpal, I add lots of tips in all of my recipes – because I am a home cook without any formal training, and I find I am more confident making dishes when I understand why it works, and what each ingredient means to the flavor of a recipe. My goal is for even the most beginner home cook to feel empowered in the kitchen.

Easy Homemade Moon Sand

I have a friend with a severe gluten allergy, who is now looking for ideas to keep her kids busy while she works from home.

She’s looking for more ideas to make with her kiddo, but she needs them to not contain any gluten- which is a touch hard in homemade play dough that is good for sensory play since so many rely on flour as a base.

This recipe for Homemade Gluten Free Moon Sand is a soft, silky, bright, makes great shapes – and it is SO much fun to play with!

This moon sand comes together to make shapes, but if you crumble it a bit it goes back to a soft sand shape.

It is best when used in a big sensory tub (this stuff goes EVERYWHERE if your kids are “creative” like mine… trust me, its best to keep it contained), and I like to give my kids plenty of fun tools to use with it like measuring cups, spoons, cookie cutters, cups to fill and make sand castles, etc.

This is a great activity when you need to get something done, and keep your kids entertained.

It’s perfect for making dinner – you can watch them play while you cook, but the bright colors will keep them mesmerized and playing quietly.

Since this play dough is made from completely edible items, it won’t harm your kids if a tiny bit ends up in their mouths- but it tastes pretty awful so they won’t go eating it, either.

You can also add essential oils if you’d like!