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For quite some time my youngest daughter has been asking for sand, but not just any sand she wants sparkly sand that she can make things with. When I heard about Cra-z-Sand I knew she would want to have a try.


Cra-z-Sand is mould able sand. It can be sprinkled like sand, but has a stickier consistency which means it moulds together really well. Loose pieces of the Cra-z-Sand can be picked up together in a ball, a bit like when you clean blue tac off a wall using bits of other blue tac.


We received the glitter pony Cra-z-Sand set. The sand was full of glitter, very sparkly and with three colours. The pink, blue and white soon all got mixed together to form a purple but it is still used just as much. The sand is placed into moulds and carefully constructed shares are formed.


Cra-z-Sand is perfect for little fingers and developing fine motor skills. It got the girls thinking and using their imagination to build different shapes. My youngest daughter simply loves her Cra-z-Sand play set and has asked for another with different colours for Christmas.


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I am currently studying for my Diploma in Digital Marketing which is no easy task especially when you have 2 children, 2 dogs and growing another human.  Every week I have a dedicated study day and sometimes when assignments are due are I also use additional days as and when needed.  At the moment I have 2 assignments that are due in by the end of the month and so am having to come up with creative ways to keep the girls entertained and study at the same time.

My eldest daughter is learning about 3D shapes in school and my youngest is doing activities to help strengthen her hand muscles ready to practise writing.  Trying to find activities that can cope with different levels of skill and keep them both entertained can be tricky.  Also one with minimal mess, as much as we love messy play I haven't the time or energy to clean up at the moment.

I placed mini marshmallows on a tray along with jelly tots and some dried spaghetti.  I showed my youngest how to thread the marshmallows onto the dried spaghetti and she took great delight in creating patterns.  She told me she had 4 pink marshmallows and needed two white ones.  Although maths problems are perhaps too advanced we did start talking about adding one more and how many in total and she made some simple colour sequences.

With my eldest I showed her how to connect the spaghetti and marshmallows together to make shapes and how we could build them up to make 3D shapes.  She began to get very creative making cubes, prisms and then a house! I must apologies for the photo they both kept moving around quick.


My youngest also took great pride in attempting to make shapes like her sister.  The activity is such that they could keep coming back to it and it got them thinking about connecting shapes, along with simple maths problems.

This day I love 3D shapes and fine motor skills
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My name is Leyla, also known as Mum to my 3 humans and dog Mum to J. I have a passion for the outdoors and love to run. I can often be found off road exploring the trails and fells and covering distances all the way up to 50 miles. As a family we love travelling and discovering new adventures, as I try and run around the world!

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