Building on the success of our coloured pasta, I thought we’d try the same thing, but with rice. I only made a small amount the first time round to test it and makes sure it worked and I am so thrilled with the result. It looks so good, we think, anyway.
So, the process is simple: mix rice, a little white vinegar and a few drops of food colouring, the more you use the darker the colour will be. And don’t use too much vinegar – you don’t want your rice to go soggy.
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Mix it well, then leave it to dry. Once dried, you should have deep and rich colours that are non-toxic to your child.
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Don’t they just look so bright and inviting?
Then, mix it all together and you have this gorgeous looking mix of coloured rice, perfect for:
- sensory play – Just run your fingers through it. It’s rather addictive!
- sorting into colours – It is a colour learning exercise, after all.
- fine motor skill development – Try using tweezers or chop sticks… or even little fingers.
- simply playing and having fun – Sit back and watch!
- arts and crafts – Glueing this on to pictures could be great fun too. Try a colour by numbers glueing experiment!
What have you done with coloured rice? Can you think of fun games to play?