Moon Sand Pet Shop Theme

by Moon Sand

Product Features

• With this new addition, the Pet Shop playset lets you build your very own Pet Shop with cute little animals
• Press the sand into the moulds to color your Pet Shop
• Comes in a variety of fun colours
• Build up, down, and all around, again and again. Cleans up easily and won't stick or stain
• 3 moulds (cat, dog, girl), 1 play mat, 1 two sided press 'n play Pet Shop template, 1 press 'n play tool, 10 oz. (280 gms.) of white sand, 10 oz. (280 gms.) of purple sand

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.6 x 10 x 10 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000M6UODA
• Item model number: 20005335
• Manufacturer recommended age: 36 months - 12 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #200,650 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Moonsand Pet Shop Theme Kit is one of many Moonsand themes that provides a fun environment for kids of all ages to explore creativity and imagination. Squish it. Shape it. Mold it. Whatever you do, Moon Sand never dries out, so you can use it again and again for never-ending fun. Easy clean-up and doesn't stick or stain.

Product Description

Squish it, shape it, mold it... Moon Sand never dries out! Pick a color and press it into the pet shop, then build up and down and all around with Moon Sand. Molds like dough; cleans up easily and won't stick or stain.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Overhyped, underperforming. Stick with play dough!, September 11, 2007

By 

Scarmig (USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Moon Sand Pet Shop Theme (Toy)

My kids have been screaming for Moonsand ever since the heavily marketed commercials came out. They got the Pet Shop set for a birthday present. In my opinion it is overpriced, over-hyped, and under-performing. The moonsand is very much like slightly damp sand. Not quite damp enough to actually stick together the way play-dough does, but enough to make molds and impressions. Very slight pressure causes it fall apart. Try to imagine using regular sand and picking up your sandcastle after it's dried in the sun a bit.

In addition, this stuff is *messy*! The sand acts like sand. It gets stuck on your hands and fingers, flakes off, and gets everywhere sand likes to get. This makes it worse for smaller children than play-dough, because small kids inevitably rub their faces with sand-covered hands, and smear the sand in the nose, eyes, and mouth. I know play-dough is safely passable if ingested... I'm not sure about this stuff.

Unfortunately, it doesn't clean up as easy as a bucket of sand does either. Real sand will stick to a damp towel. This stuff does not. Real sand that can't be picked up will dry out and can be easily vacuumed, but not this stuff. It's right on the bizarre line between too moist and too dry to clean up easily.

Not recommended for small kids. And recommended for *outdoor* play, unless you like purple sand in your carpet.

All in all, I would stick with play-dough for indoor creativity, and a real sandbox with a three dollar bag of play sand and a bucket of water for outdoor sand play. This stuff is all hype.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars What a mess!!, November 3, 2007

By 

P. Falstad (Edina, MN USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Moon Sand Pet Shop Theme (Toy)

"It's a nightmare," said my wife. I don't see how our five-year-old daughter can play with this stuff indoors without making a mess. The sand sticks to everything and gets everywhere. We put a plastic mat out to catch the sand, but that doesn't completely solve the problem. Everybody says this stuff is really cool but I don't see it. I'd stick with play dough.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Kids love it--just prepare for mess, December 22, 2007

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S. King - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Moon Sand Pet Shop Theme (Toy)

My boys love Moon Sand and I've actually had fun with it too. I just know that I need to be prepared for a mess. The sand castle set helps with the little sand box to store everything in. It's not something I can leave them to play on their own. But keeping that in mind, it's different enough from playdough to make it worth having (in addition to playdough which we love). My son adds that he recommends this toy to everyone!