Creative Sand Blog

Creative Sand Blog

"I Spy Bottle Discovery Game" with Coloured Sand

"I Spy Bottle Discovery Game" with Coloured Sand

We have a pleasure of Kash who is a busy home-schooling mum and a business owner (Skye Candle and Body Care, NZ) to share one of the fun learning a...
How to Make a Card for Father's Day

How to Make a Card for Father's Day

Making a unique card using coloured sand and a few craft materials is super easy. Kayea and I sat down to create one for Father's Day and it wasn't...
Learning to Write on Coloured Sand: Developing Pre-Writing Skills

Learning to Write on Coloured Sand: Developing Pre-Writing Skills

Developing pre-writing skills before learning to write is important for children, as that contributes to their ability to hold and use a pencil, dr...
5 Easy Wedding Decorations

5 Easy Wedding Decorations

Being so versatile and beautiful, it's no wonder coloured sand is used in many wedding creations. From the actual wedding (unity) ceremony to weddi...
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Play-Based Learning: What is it?

If you've ever been interested about what play-based learning is all about, here is an article from our friend Megan Gourley from Play Based Life (...
Wedding Favours: Why Wishing Bottles Are Perfect

Wedding Favours: Why Wishing Bottles Are Perfect

Giving your guests wedding party favours has been a very popular and long-standing tradition. This is the couple gives something special and person...
Wedding Sand Ceremony: Our Island Themed Wedding

Wedding Sand Ceremony: Our Island Themed Wedding

Story from Creative Sand client: "This is a little story behind the sands in the Creative Sand heart jar... Awaroa has a special place in our...
DIY Terrarium with Coloured Sand

DIY Terrarium with Coloured Sand

Terrariums are sealable or open-air glass containers with succulent plants, pebbles, figurines and now many of them also include coloured sand. Th...
How To Make Slime with Coloured Sand

How To Make Slime with Coloured Sand

Slime projects have been so popular amongst school kids. But wait... what about using gorgeous coloured sand in creating a fun coloured slime? Well...it's actually really easy. Below are the steps to create your own Coloured Sand Slime. You will need:150 gram bottle of PVA Glue, coloured sand and contact lenses solution (liquid to store contact [...]
Zen Gardens with Coloured Sand

Zen Gardens with Coloured Sand

I love how Coloured Sand can be used in so many gorgeous creations... So the latest trend has been making beautiful zen gardens and displaying them at home. It's not just a pretty thing to look at, but you can also create different patterns with sand and change them depending on the mood. They can [...]
DIY Greeting Card With Coloured Sand

DIY Greeting Card With Coloured Sand

Giving someone a birthday card created by your child is super special. The personal touch and effort will always be very much appreciated. Plus your child will be really proud of their masterpiece. This is a very simple way of creating something different. All you need is a double sided sticky tape and a few colours [...]
Creating Rangoli Patterns for Diwali With Kids

Creating Rangoli Patterns for Diwali With Kids

With Diwali coming up, we wanted to write about the beautiful Rangoli art that can be done with coloured sand. All you will need is a chalk & coloured sand.Diwali is a Hindu festival with lights held in the period of Oct to Nov & associated with Lakshmi, who is the goddess of prosperity. First, draw a symmetrical pattern with [...]