One of the new additions to the Moon Sand line for Fall 2009 is the Moon Sand Amusement Park. Our 5yr old son has always been curious about Moon Sand, but I admit I was worried that this toy might be extremely messy to play with. I was happy to have a chance to try this toy out with my son.
What my son and I thought about the Moon Sand Amusement Park:
1) The best feature about this toy is that the carrying case also doubles as the base for the amusement park. If desired, all the Moon Sand play can be kept within the base.
3) Using the various molds were very easy and my son had no problems. All he needed to do was pack the molds firmly with sand. He especially liked mixing the colors of sand to make what he called a tie-dye effect. It was also very easy to remove the sculptures from the molds. Just hold the mold by the tab and tap the mold lightly on the tabletop.
4) The Moon Sand was not nearly as messy as I thought it would be. It's consistency is like damp sand, so it sticks to itself. It is still granular, so there was some loose sand to clean up even though we kept most of the play inside the amusement park.
5) I really like that Moon Sand never dries out. The instructions say to store the sand in the original bags. I would have loved it if those bags were resealable since the Moon Sand is somewhat loose.
6) My son really liked how the jet ride could be spun around, but he really needed to be careful while spinning it because it comes off the base easily. He also liked that the bumper car mold doubled as a real working roller coaster car.
What you can win:
One lucky reader will receive a Moon Sand Amusement Park set.
Limitations:
This giveaway is open to U.S. addresses only. You do not need to be a blogger to enter, but you must have a valid email address and be age 18 years or older. If you enter anonymously and do not include a valid email address in your comment entries, I will not be able to notify you should you win this random drawing.
How to Gain Entries:
Visit SpinMaster.com and click on "Products". Then leave a comment telling me which toy you would have loved to play with as a child. You MUST do this to be eligible to win this contest.
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Random Drawing:
This contest will be closed on Thursday, October 8th, 2009 at 11:59pm EST. A random number drawing will be held shortly after. The winner will be announced here and will be contact via email or through their blog. If the winner does not respond within 48 hours, a new number will be drawn.
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