sensory bins with dyed rice
This was WAY easier to do than I thought it would be! The hardest part was letting it dry before wanting to run my hands through it! It is also non-toxic (or as non-toxic as food-grade dye can be...) - some dyed rice recipes use rubbing alcohol, which we wouldn't want to end up in the mouths of little ones.
Ingredients:
2 cups long grain white rice
1 teaspoon white vinegar
10-15 drops of food coloring OR gob of Wilton icing gel
For drying: Line multiple cookie sheets or boxes with paper towels
Instructions:
1. Pour rice into a gallon-sized ziploc bag, bucket, bowl or large plastic container. I used a ziploc bag and found it very easy to just shake the ingredients all together, but if you want to avoid the waste, you could definitely use either a bowl + stirring spoon OR a plastic container with a lid.
2. Add vinegar and food coloring/colored icing gel. More coloring = deeper color.
3. Stir/shake until rice is well coated.
4. Spread rice out to dry.
5. HAVE SO MUCH FUN.
Ingredients:
2 cups long grain white rice
1 teaspoon white vinegar
10-15 drops of food coloring OR gob of Wilton icing gel
For drying: Line multiple cookie sheets or boxes with paper towels
Instructions:
1. Pour rice into a gallon-sized ziploc bag, bucket, bowl or large plastic container. I used a ziploc bag and found it very easy to just shake the ingredients all together, but if you want to avoid the waste, you could definitely use either a bowl + stirring spoon OR a plastic container with a lid.
2. Add vinegar and food coloring/colored icing gel. More coloring = deeper color.
3. Stir/shake until rice is well coated.
4. Spread rice out to dry.
5. HAVE SO MUCH FUN.
