Rainbow Rice
Have some colorful sensory fun!
Materials Needed
Food Coloring
Rice
Baking Sheet
Zipper Bag
Empty Bottle
Tight Sealing Container
Rainbow Rice
Difficulty Level: Medium
Time Needed: 10 minutes + dry time
Best done: Indoors
Messy level: Medium
Materials Needed
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Dry white rice
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Food coloring
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Baking Sheet
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Zipper bag
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Empty plastic bottle (empty spice bottle works too)!
Let's Create!
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Grab food coloring (however many colors you'd like) and that number of containers - we recommend ones with lids that shut tight.
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Put rice in each of the containers.
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Place a few drops of food coloring in each container (more food coloring = darker)
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Securely place the lids on top and let your little one shake the containers around to spread the food coloring.
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Finally - spread the rice out on a cookie sheet and let dry.
THEN:
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Option 1: Place the rainbow rice in a see through container with a lid (old plastic spice containers work great) - tape it down if you thnk your child may have the fine motor skills to open it!
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Let them shake it all around and make "music!"
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Option 2: Place rainbow rice in a zipper bag (we recommend double-bagging) and make sure it is shut tight! Again your child can shake the bag, watch and feel the rice move!