Sometimes, you just need to be reminded that winter won’t last forever. Sometimes, you just need to relive great memories from the summer. Sometimes, you just need to play with some sand.
Sands Alive!, from Play Visions, is indoor play sand made just for kids. Yes, it feels just like real sand. Yes, it’s totally awesome. And yes, adults may steal it from their kids because it’s totally addicting to play with.
If you’ve never felt Sands Alive! before, then I can assure you that your kids will be in for a huge treat. I know this because every single person who plays with Sands Alive! for the first time has the exact same reaction, always a mix of confusion and awe: “Oh my god! What? It feels like sand? But it doesn’t get stuck to my hands? How?”
Statistics show* that anything automatically becomes 400 percent cooler when it glows in the dark. Play Visions took its classic Sands Alive! and has added a glow in the dark element to it, taking it to the next level. So, when the lights are out, kids can use their UV tools that come with the starter kit to doodle in the sand. All they have to do is turn the tools on, doodle, turn the lights off, and voila! If a twenty-something is mesmerized with how awesome the glow in the dark part of it is, then imagine how a young kid will feel.
The best part about this sand is that it’s totally moldable and can be sculpted like clay, so kids can use their sandbox or beach toys to play with the sand, but it’s also so soft and fluffy that they’ll never want to put it down. The Sands Alive! Glow starter set comes with a pound of sand, a play tray, UV LED glasses, and a UV light pen, with more sand and fun accessories can be purchased separately.
Pro tip: When you first take the sand out of the package, it will be enclosed in a plastic bag. You need to start playing with the living sand and loosen it up as if it is dough because the more exposed to air the sand is, the more it’ll feel like real sand (and the SOFTER it’ll get!).
Parents can relax knowing that the play sand won’t stick to any surface—no messy carpets (YAY!). The sand never dries out or hardens, is made from natural materials, and is bacteria-resistant, so you know that it’s totally kid-safe.
Sands Alive! is the best thing to happen to kids who love the beach, but live in places where it’s not always accessible. Because, after all, philosopher (or rapper) Lil Wayne once said, “Life’s like a beach, I’m just playing in the sand.”
*not real scientific data
