Super easy, super bright!
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:
Divide the rice into gallon bags (one for each color you want to make).
I had 5 bags for my 5 colors
Step 3
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
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!
Step 5
Once the rice is dry, dump it into a big plastic container. And voila! The easiest, most beautiful sensory rice!
Do yourself a favor and buy a small broom and dustpan. You will need it.
So much fun!
Very cute! Do you put anything in it like letters or objects for them to find? I teach kinder.
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!
Thank you for your ideas! I’m looking forward to following you!
Thank you for reading, Sue! Hopefully more DIY sensory projects will be happening soon! ๐
I live this idea. I teach first grade. What all do you do with the sensory rice?