Sugar "Sand" Art - Have Fun With This Simple Project and Get All the Enjoyment of Sand Art in Reusable Sugar Form!

So you want to enjoy some sand art but don't have any sand and also want to be able to reuse it later? No problem with this simple project you get all the joy of sand art but in a reusable edible variety that you can use to make fun colored sugar cookies later! So lets dive right in and have some fun!

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Supplies are very minimal and you only need two ingredients sugar and food coloring! So here are some links for you to be able to follow along at home. Some of these links on Amazon are through Amazon's Whole Foods Market which might not be available in your area but is cheaper then normal Amazon sometimes.

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Supplies You Will Need:

• Cane White Sugar (Whole Foods) - (Any brand will do it just has to be white.)
• Cane White Sugar - (More expensive then the whole foods part of amazon.)
• Food Coloring (Whole Foods) - (This is Red, Yellow, Green & Blue.)
• Food Coloring - (Red, Yellow, Green & Blue. Any Colors Will Also Do.)
• Food Coloring 12 Pack - (Lots of color choices.)
• Disposable Bowls - (You could use normal bowls but they may get stained from the dye.)
• Disposable Spoons - (You could use normal spoons but they may get stained from the dye.)
• Christmas Holly Leaf Glass Cups - (It has a holly leaf pattern, adds a bit of Christmas to your art.)
• Christmas Snowflake Glass Cups - (It has a snowflake pattern, adds a bit of Christmas to your art.)
• Glass Cups - (These would work fine for this and are just clear glass cups that are taller.)

Distribute as much sugar as you want to each of the bowls depending on how much of each color you want.

Color one bowl green, or another color of your choice if you have more then 4 choices. Start with one to three drops depending on how dark you want it and then stir it across the bottom of the bowl smashing any clumps caused by the food coloring.

Color one bowl red, or another color of your choice if you have more then 4 choices. Start with one to three drops depending on how dark you want it and then stir it across the bottom of the bowl smashing any clumps caused by the food coloring. Red requires quite a few more drops then the rest unless you want pink.

Color one bowl blue, or another color of your choice if you have more then 4 choices. Start with one to three drops depending on how dark you want it and then stir it across the bottom of the bowl smashing any clumps caused by the food coloring. I tried to get a few more pictures of moving the spoon flat in a circular motion across the bottom of the bowl. This is the best way I found to mix the food coloring into the sugar and it breaks up most the clumps as you go. Spin the bowl with your other hand as you stir to make it even smoother.

Color one bowl yellow, or another color of your choice if you have more then 4 choices. Start with one to three drops depending on how dark you want it and then stir it across the bottom of the bowl smashing any clumps caused by the food coloring.

With the colored sugar all ready we are now able to begin the "sand" art using sugar!

Now choose whatever colors you want in whatever order and quantity you want and scoop it into the glass layer by layer. In this step you can see what I did for this layer.

Now choose whatever colors you want in whatever order and quantity you want and scoop it into the glass layer by layer. In this step you can see what I did for this layer.

Now choose whatever colors you want in whatever order and quantity you want and scoop it into the glass layer by layer. In this step you can see what I did for this layer.

Now choose whatever colors you want in whatever order and quantity you want and scoop it into the glass layer by layer. In this step you can see what I did for this layer.

Now choose whatever colors you want in whatever order and quantity you want and scoop it into the glass layer by layer. In this step you can see what I did for this layer.

Now choose whatever colors you want in whatever order and quantity you want and scoop it into the glass layer by layer. In this step you can see what I did for this layer.

Now choose whatever colors you want in whatever order and quantity you want and scoop it into the glass layer by layer. In this step you can see what I did for this layer.

Now choose whatever colors you want in whatever order and quantity you want and scoop it into the glass layer by layer. In this step you can see what I did for this layer.

Now choose whatever colors you want in whatever order and quantity you want and scoop it into the glass layer by layer. In this step you can see what I did for this layer.

Now choose whatever colors you want in whatever order and quantity you want and scoop it into the glass layer by layer. In this step you can see what I did for this layer.

Now choose whatever colors you want in whatever order and quantity you want and scoop it into the glass layer by layer. In this step you can see what I did for this layer.

Now choose whatever colors you want in whatever order and quantity you want and scoop it into the glass layer by layer. In this step you can see what I did for this layer. I added a bit more after this as you can see in the next step.

This is an overview shot to show how much sugar was used, as it is I used almost all of it except some red.

This is the completed sugar "sand" art with a few festive layers of green and red. You can finish it however you like and when you are done you can reuse the sugar for some sugar cookies! This is a fun and quick art project so grab a bag of sugar and some food coloring and try it yourself!

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