Since we have been confined to the house the last couple of days, and Kristin is now starting to feel the same way I did a few days ago, she decided to run to the store to get a few last minute things before the sickness totally laid her out too. Along with more medication, and orange juice, she thought she would pick up something fun for the boys to play while they are stuck inside yet another day.

Moon Sand.

“Moon Sand never dries out and can be used again and again for never ending fun! Cleans up easily and won’t stick or stain. Sand expands to twice it’s size out of the package.”

Now, normally I am not one to question my wife’s judgement, and in most cases this would have never slipped past her. Moon Sand? In our house? For a two and five year old to play with? Obviously Kristin truly isn’t feeling well.

The ad should go something like this: “You know that feeling you have in your shorts while you are riding home in a hot car after a fun filled day at the beach? You know the feeling of vacuuming your car a hundred times, and still there are streaks of sand in the carpet? Well now is your opportunity to bring that sticky, grainy, annoying texture right into the comfort of your own home, and let your kids throw it around. Available in all primary colors.”

Seriously. Who thinks giving kids sand to play with in the house is a great idea. Well. We did at first. Now we think it sucks. And you know the part about it not sticking or staining? Tell that to my two year olds green palms.

They played for about fifteen minutes. Then came the brushing off of the table for 10 minutes, because unlike normal sand, this sand “never dries” so yeah, it’s sticky. Then came the hand cleaning process, where layer upon layer of each boys skin was scratched back as I attempted to wipe the “fun primary color” off. The process was almost as if I was taking a piece of paper with sand on it and rubbing on their skin. Almost like… a sand paper of sorts. Then I swept…. and continued to sweep the entire kitchen floor because as the boys were running out of the room crying with sore hands the afternoon fun in the sand was sticking to their feet and trailing throughout the house.

My suggestion? Stick to Play Dough.