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Learning & Education | Home » » Spinmaster Moon Sand Castle Play Set | | | | | | | Description: | | Squish it. Shape it. Mold it. An innovative new phenomenon, Moon Sand molds like dough and never dries out. Once you pull it out of the package, it expands to twice its original size! Use it again and again for endless creative possibilities. It cleans up easily and won't stick or stain.Set includes one pound of Moon Sand for building an amazing Moon Sand Castle. Includes inflatable sandbox (28.5"L x 15.5"W x 2.5"D), carry case, four molds, one tool and one play mat (16"L x 13"W). | | | Features: | |
• Sand Castle Play Set provides beach fun without the mess
• Moon Sand never dries out
• Durable plastic toys and inflatable sandbox
• Includes inflatable sandbox, play mat, 4 molds, digging tool, and 1 pound of Moon Sand
• Reuseable and clean artistic skill builder
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 4.56 inches | | Product Width:
| 12.25 inches | | Product Height:
| 14.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 2.74 pounds | | Package Length:
| 13.2 inches | | Package Width:
| 12.8 inches | | Package Height:
| 4.7 inches | | Package Weight:
| 3.0 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 90 reviews |
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85 of 88 found the following review helpful:
really fun toy - NOT ENOUGH SANDOct 22, 2006
By Clay Konnor
I can summarize this review very quickly. This is a very cool product; well packaged and thought out but you don't get nearly enough sand. You can't make the castle pictured with the amount they give you (not even close). You can't even make enought to make a small castle enclosure wall. I'm hoping you can buy tubs of the sand separately.
96 of 104 found the following review helpful:
 Huge DissapointmentNov 17, 2006
By kai's mom
My husband and I saw the commercials for the Moon Sand products and got very excited because our daughter loves to play in her sand box when the weather is warm. We thought it would be fun to play with it indoors when it's cold outside. What a mistake! We bought the farm set and the castle set and just threw them both in the garbage this morning. In all fairness, the consistency of the product is pretty cool but there's not much of it. It's kind of like a cross between sand and playdoh or clay. That's also part of the problem. It will stick together when you mold it but unlike playdoh it is very fragile and comes apart easily, getting scattered EVERYWHERE, sticking to EVERYTHING. It's in our carpet, on the kid's clothes, in my tile grout, and I'm sure some other places I've yet to discover. The included molds are nearly impossible for a child to use and the sand gets stuck in all of the nooks and crannies. I had to use an old toothbrush to get all of the sand out of them.
After using this product I have a new found appreciation for playdoh. It may get hard after awhile, but it is cheap, clean, and consistently reliable.
32 of 33 found the following review helpful:
 Delta Sand worth the huntNov 09, 2006
By C. Dillman
I have found "Delta Sand" a much better alternative. Can be purchased in kits from small to classroom size and just tubs alone. Stuff is incredible to play with and will keep them going for years. (used for play sand and heated for sculpture work).
Can be found in many creative learning catalogs well worth it.
25 of 25 found the following review helpful:
incredibly messy toyAug 30, 2007
By M. Adams
I've never been compelled to write a review before, but the horror of this toy has driven me to it. What a shocking mess! From the moment we opened the package of sand, there were pieces of sticky sand all over me, the table, the floor, the children's clothing, the bottoms of our feet. Plus, molding the sand into neat shapes is no mean feat. Definitely way above the capabilities and patience of a 3 year old, because you have to pack the sand just so and then very carefully work the thing out of the molds. After 10 minutes of frustrating play, it then took me about an hour to vacuum the house, wash our feet and hands, change our clothes, pour myself a drink, clean the mold (using a toothpick to get the gunk out of the nooks and crannies), and then put the stupid stuff away. I'm throwing it away, as the thought of every bringing it out again makes me break into a cold sweat. I would definitely recommend passing this toy over and sticking with playdoh. At least a kid can play with it independently, its non-toxic, and the cleanup doesn't leave you in a foul mood for the rest of the day. Maybe it is fun for kids over the age of 10 who are playing with it in a dirt-floored hut.
22 of 22 found the following review helpful:
 Pretty cool stuffOct 11, 2006
By K. Schwarz
I bought several tubs of Moon Sand for my son last week at WalMart, and we both really like it. I can't speak specifically about this kit, but the substance itself is pretty cool. It's like crumbly, packable, finely shredded foam of some sort. Not grainy like sand, but not as "doughy" as clay. Somewhere in between.
Worst feature: It's messy (to a 4-year-old, this is probably an attractive feature!) It wants to escape whatever container we're using to control it. I gave my son an old jelly roll tray (cookie sheet with a lip around it) and today my 13x9 Pyrex baking dish, but still quite a bit spills over the sides while he plays. It sticks to clothes and feet, so it's hard to keep it from getting tracked around the house.
Best feature: it doesn't dry out. Occasionally I'll forget to put his PlayDoh away promptly, resulting in petrified PlayDoh. No Moon Sand fossils- we've left it out overnight in the tray to come back to it the next morning, and the consistency was just as soft.
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