Moon Sand Royal Castle

For almost $20 this set sure doesn't come with much sand at all, I'm glad I got it when the price went way down to around $5 right before Christmas. It's very fun to play with, never dries out, the other pieces for molding and the "play area" are durable. It is messy if spilled out of the play area, and my kids mixed the colors together within the first 30 mins of play, which is inevitable...just don't expect their creations to look like that on the front of the box after a few minutes of play!

I knew it would be messy since after all it is sand. What I didn't like is that there is hardly any sand that comes with it. Kind of feels like a scam because to really enjoy it you would need to buy a lot more sand. These little kits are usually quite nice but after getting this I won't be buying anymore. I'd rather just go to the beach with free endless sand.

This moonsand comes with three colors, but it is so difficult to keep the colors separate, that we just mixed all the colors. It turns into a magenta-y color. It doesn't come with enough moon sand to make an actual castle, but if you already have some it should work. The inflatable mat is kind of flimsy but it keeps the sand off of the carpet and is very easy to blow-up, no pump necessary. Overall, this is a good product.

Wonderfully Soft Mold able Sand.The moon sand royal castle is a great toy. I would give this cute castle set five out of five stars. I received this cute little toy as a gift. I peeked in the box and opened it I saw tons of soft sand. I couldn't wait any longer, I ripped open the packaging, it was so fun to play with. I recommend the royal castle to anyone with kids or just adults wanting to give a great gift. children younger than three should not have this product because they could swallow it.This product is soft, but never dries out. moon sand is great to shape and mold although it crumbles it's a super duper product. this cute castle set comes with molds to make people, a bridge, a tower, and a turreted castle wall. the royal castle also comes with a blow up play arena.I loved this product because it is fun and easy to play with, an awesome product. This product is fun because little children can play with it and you will laugh and laugh because of all of the funny shapes you can make.This product is similar to moon sand sweet treats. This product is castle themed while a similar product is themed on sweet treats like ice cream. I absolutely love the moon sand royal castle!

We have several different Moon Sand kits, and we love them. We have this one, and also the amusement park one  The Moon Sand Amusement Park Carrying Case , and the dinosaur one Moon Sand Dinos . It's fun because it's like playing with sand at the beach, only way better because it doesn't stick to your skin, and molds better than regular sand.Last year when we got our first Moon Sand kit, we used a big cookie sheet (Texas sheet cake) pan with raised edges to do our projects in, so it wouldn't spill into areas we didn't want it to. This year, however, the Royal Castle moon sand kit comes with this cleverly-designed little tray. It is rubbery, and has a nozzle to blow up the edges (like a raft), so that you have little walls around your play area (about an inch high all around). It makes it a lot easier.The only drawback I'd say with the moon sand is that if you want to do multi-colored creations, it's hard to then separate the colors when you're done. But there's no way to avoid that.I would think the age of the child playing with it would make a huge difference in how much you like this. Kids 4 and up know enough not to put it in their mouths or throw it, etc. Under that I wouldn't try it.I should also mention that these have been big hits as gifts at birthday parties, etc. Hope this helps someone decide!Oh, and here are a couple other tips for you: the moon sand comes in plastic bags that are not re-sealable. So when we are done with the moon sand, we store it in Play-Doh containers. And we also use lots of the molds for Play-Doh kits to make other things with the Moon Sand. We even use cookie cutters with the moon sand! It's lots of fun. I guess you can tell the kids aren't the only ones playing with it....we have fun building things right alongside the kids!

After reading several reviews of the various Moon Sand products I was left thinking that it was too much of a mess and wouldn't stick together so decided not to purchase a set. Then one was on sale and I thought I would give it a whirl. I am SO glad that I did! This was one of the gifts we gave to my four year old for Christmas and he loves it. Is it a bit of a mess? Sure it is, but it is easily swept or vacuumed up and the majority of it stays in the little tray (as far as I am concerned it is far better to clean than playdough which sticks to the floor and gets stuck on shoes and is incredibly hard to get off the carpet if it dries). Ours molds perfectly. It does come apart - like sand, hmmmm....- if you knock it down. I kind of figured that was the point. Kids love to work with different textures and this is yet one more thing that can add to their kinesthetic opportunities. I will purchase more Moon Sand in the future and will gladly pay full price.

Moon sand is fine as long as you get it on clearance or a super cheap Amazon price and consider it a 1 or 2 time use only activity. It is a MESS. It is sand. I don't care what they say on TV about it not being a mess, it is. Send the kiddos outside with it! It does not stick together as well as you would expect (especially based on the commercials.) The pieces the kids create fall apart VERY easily. There is not NEARLY enough sand in each kit.With that said, if you can get it for about $5 and want to keep the kids busy for a few hours then I'd say go for it. Consider it disposable. I WOULD NOT pay more than $5.