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Melissa Sierra posted a reply on Re: Sensory Tables - Kinetic Sand?
Tuesday, Jan 20, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Said: We have a kinetic sand table and I can speak to the following. 1) Sand everywhere, our table is on the main floor and we regularly find sand throughout the museum. 2) We are on our third vendor for sand, Lakeshore, we ...
Jeremy Evans posted a reply on Re: Sensory Tables - Kinetic Sand?
Tuesday, Jan 20, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Said: Yeah I read it. Sounds like it runs out of gas.
-Jeremy
Jeremy Evans
Director of Advancement
Koch Family Children's Museum of Evansville (cMoe)
22 S.E. 5th Street; Evansville, IN 47708
812.643.2663 ext 225
www.cMoeKids.org
Jeanette Nelson posted a reply on Re: Sensory Tables - Kinetic Sand?
Tuesday, Jan 20, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Said: I can only speak to Kinetic Sand use in a classroom setting but it behaves a bit like play sand and playdoh. If your sensory tables are over carpet it will get stuck in the carpet similar to playdoh. It will also stick to the bottom of ...
Katie Young posted a reply on Re: Sensory Tables - Kinetic Sand?
Tuesday, Jan 20, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Said: We're currently using kinetic sand in our sensory table and will feature it again in March as part of a dinosaur-themed program. It is not containable, but it is easier to contain than loose sand or plastic beads. We rotate...
Rachel Brown posted a new Topic
Tuesday, Jan 20, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Sensory Tables - Kinetic Sand?
Hi,
We currently have a sensory table that is in a beach themed area that was designed to use sand. At some point we moved away from sand and currently use plastic beads/tiny pellets. These are nearly as hard to contain as the sand.
I am looking for other materials to put in the sensory table.
We are considering kinetic sand.
I would appreciate any input advice or feedback that you might have about if kinetic sand is a good choice? If so,...
We currently have a sensory table that is in a beach themed area that was designed to use sand. At some point we moved away from sand and currently use plastic beads/tiny pellets. These are nearly as hard to contain as the sand.
I am looking for other materials to put in the sensory table.
We are considering kinetic sand.
I would appreciate any input advice or feedback that you might have about if kinetic sand is a good choice? If so,...
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