Down in the Desert-Kids Sand Art Terrarium with Glow Creatures

This post brought to you by ACTIVA Products. Love Sand Art? You’ll love ACTIVA–makers of radiant colored sand and air dry clays!Would you like to riiiide in mah beautifulll baloooon?!

Sorry.

Guys, it’s winter here. These posts could get cheesier and cheesier as the snow and cold drag on. I took a photo of the snowy backyard yesterday for my friend that’s in Florida. When I looked at it, I literally had to check to see if I accidentally hit the black and white filter. THAT is how gray it was.

Speaking of backyards, let’s rewind to two weeks ago when I was in sunny Tucson for the gem show. Calgon, take me away. Look at all this sunny desert!? Those snowbirds are livin’ right! One day on our way to work, we saw a hot air balloon pretty low to the ground. Sure enough, it landed in the road because there wasn’t enough wind. Seven people piled out of that thing! It was beautiful in that brown desert. HUGE!
When I came home, I was ready to bring a touch of desert home and make a fun kids project. Plus, it never hurts to bring some color inside during winter!
This faux terrarium goes together in a snap! The best part is you can’t kill the plants or the pets! I’m all for low maintenance these days…
Materials List:

–ACTIVA colorful sand in desired colors (1 lb bags). I love that this product is made in America by the way!

-Fish bowl or jar

-Glow creatures

-Plastic Succulents

-Large flatback gems

-Rocks or twigs

*You can find the glow creatures and faux succulents at the Dollar Tree
First, cut a corner from the package and pour in the sand–so fun watching sand drizzle out of a bag.

These are the days of our crafty lives…

You can tap the glass bowl down on the table to gently level out the sand.
Repeat adding more layers/colors of sand.
Looks like the painted desert right?
Remove the plants from the pots by plucking them out of the foam.
Nestle them down in the sand where you like.
Add rocks and glow creatures!
And gems! A little sparkle ain’t ever hurt nobody!
There are lots of craft supplies that would be fun to add to the terrarium. Little signs, pom poms, glass pebbles…. Look around the house and see what you have. You could paint the rocks to add even more color.
SO fun! I know this is a kid project, but I had a blast putting it together.
ACTIVA Decor Sand comes in a ton of colors too. You can find it in the floral section of the craft store or online.
Optionally, you could add a blacklight to make the terrarium glow even more. Can you tell I’ve really thought about this?