CoolSand Kinetic Play Sand, Your Choice

I actually bought both the 2 lb. pack and the 5 lb. Kinetic sand packaged set that has both a bucket and a plastic inflatable sandbox. My first purchase was the 2 lb. pack as I wanted to see if my 3 year-old grandson (who is almost 4) would have any interest. However, this activity is for his visits here at our home and since he loves playing with this sand so much, I reordered the 5 lb. packaged set as a ‘surprise’ gift for the holidays for him to take home.This kinetic sand is reminiscent of all the fun I had when I used to play with modeling clay a million years ago when I was a kid. However, this is even better, and it’s easier to work, as it does not harden, and it doesn’t break into little bits when working to model an object.This looks very similar to brown sugar, however, it is NOT sticky, and it does NOT stick to anything other than itself. Our hands remain clean and dry and without any sandy residue. Clean-up is a breeze and since it does not stick to anything we just pour it right back in the bag. It’s squeezable, and conforms to any shape, and allows my grandson to get creative as he pinches the sand to add some little details, and it’s just a fun and different thing to play.In addition, the sand comes with simple suggestions for maintenance due to the different humidity levels within our environment. This is a fool-proof way to keep the sand in perfect condition and just takes a few minutes to correct if the sand gets a little hard or too soft.This is a quiet activity from his other toys, the remote and friction cars, his ‘sports’ toys, the electric train, and other dancing, musical, bubble blowing and flashing lighted playthings. In addition, it’s much more fun than playing with his building blocks.I only bring out this kinetic sand when his one year old brother is napping, so this is a special time reserved for just my three year old grandson and me.Therefore, there is a second and unexpected advantage. My grandson now keeps very quiet while his brother is napping because he knows that I will put the kinetic sand away when his brother is around. I’ve told him that it’s not suitable for a one-year old and only appropriate for a ‘big boy’ like him, and that makes him feel a little special.As a personal recommendation, since I did buy both sizes, I would suggest that the 5 lb. package is a much better deal. There are two separate bags of the kinetic sand to equal 5 lbs. and this is more than twice as much. In addition, it comes with a bucket AND a 24” plastic inflatable tray with handles. When finished playing, the tray deflates and fits back in the bucket. Therefore, this packaged set contains everything, the sand, the tray to contain the sand, and the storage bucket, an all-inclusive set. Consequently, the 5 lb. package is a much better deal, as the last pound of sand along with the bucket and inflatable tray are basically free.