Rainbow Rice Sensory Bin
Spring is here! I have been coming up with toddler activities with the twins – and I am in love with this Rainbow Rice Sensory Bin. If you want to know about the best sensory toys check out this site.
How to make DIY Rainbow Rice
Supplies:
- White rice
- Several Mason Jars
- Food coloring in variety of rainbow colors (we used red, blue, yellow, green and hot pink)
- 1 tbs of Rubbing alcohol for each color (Or other alcohol)
- Bin to play with rice in
Step 1:
Gather your supplies.
Step 2:
Place your white rice into different mason jars. We split ours between 5 different jars, one for each of our different colors.
We used about 1 and a half cups of rice in each jar.
Step 3:
Add a different color food coloring to each of your jars. Then add 1 tbs of rubbing alcohol to each jar. The alcohol will help it spread better and still quickly.
Step 4:
Cap your jars and shake like crazy to evenly color all of your rice. A lot of shaking is necessary! You may even have to stir the jars a bit to break up any large clumps of food coloring.
Step 5:
Place each color of your rice to dry on a different surface. We used paper plates but baking sheets would work great too! If it’s a sunny day, the heat from the sun will help it dry very quickly.
Step 6:
Once its dry, you can add it to your bin for a fun sensory play activity. We added fun objects from the kitchen to play with plus a few toys to make it extra fun.