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Easy, Vibrant Sensory Rice

April 27, 2016

Colorful rice

A Sensory Activity Recipe for Kids

There are many benefits of sensory play for children but encouraging motor skills is one of the best. There’s nothing quite as joyful for a child than digging through a bin of colored rice.

This is my favorite recipe for super easy, super bright dyed rice!

Step 1: Gather your materials

  • 10 lb bag of rice
  • isopropyl alcohol
  • gallon ziploc bags
  • gel food coloring (if you want SUPER vibrant rice, you might want two boxes)

Step 2: Prepare

Divide the rice into gallon bags (one for each color you want to make).

I had 5 bags for my 5 colors

Step 3: Color

  • Squirt desired amount of food coloring into each bag.
  • Add about 1tbs of isopropyl alcohol to each bag.
  • Zip the bag and start spreading the color around.
  • Add more food coloring if desired.
Add food coloring and alcohol. Zip it well and mix it around.

Step 4: Dry

  • Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  • Carefully dump bags of colored rice onto the cookie sheet.
  • Set outside and let dry. (I left mine overnight).

*(Please don’t) taste the rainbow!

Piles of red, orange, yellow, green and blue rice spread out in batches on top of parchment paper.

Step 5: Enjoy

Once the rice is dry, dump it into a big plastic container. And voila! The easiest, most beautiful sensory rice!

P.S. Do yourself a favor and buy a small broom and dustpan. You will need it.

A close up of rainbow colored rice mixed together!
So much fun!

Made For Me Literacy monthly lesson plans have sensory projects and visual recipes for each of the included 4 weeks of curriculum.

Check out these Level A MFML lesson plans on tpT:

Feelings & Emotions

Teach children how important food and nutrition is to their health.

Food & Groceries

Children who learn and understand their feelings and emotions do better in life.

FAIRY TALES

Billy goats, treasure chests and trolls are a few of this whimsical curriculum.

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  1. Sue says

    August 8, 2016 at 5:58 pm

    Very cute! Do you put anything in it like letters or objects for them to find? I teach kinder.

    Reply
    • Michaela Davis says

      August 9, 2016 at 8:13 pm

      I will definitely be going that this year! This will be my first year working with the younger kiddos (K-2) and I know they will LOVE that!

      Reply
  2. Sue says

    August 8, 2016 at 9:40 pm

    Thank you for your ideas! I’m looking forward to following you!

    Reply
    • Michaela Davis says

      August 9, 2016 at 7:28 pm

      Thank you for reading, Sue! Hopefully more DIY sensory projects will be happening soon! 😀

      Reply
  3. Deana says

    June 11, 2017 at 1:10 pm

    I live this idea. I teach first grade. What all do you do with the sensory rice?

    Reply

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