Kids Korner:
Make Your Own Adobe Bricks

Materials:
tin can for measuring
fine mud
sand
water
 

Directions: Make a mixture of approximately 4 cans of fine mud and 1 can of sand.  Mix together.  Add water to make a mud ball.  Play with the mixture until you can make a ball that will stick together and not crack.  Tightly pack the mud mixture into a shoe box.  Move the box to a sunny place and turn over.  Remove the shoe box and let the mixture dry in the sun for 3 or more days.