A few weeks ago, I took about 30 minutes and made colored rice for Miss A to play with as a sensory bin activity. If you haven't made it before, it is so easy! I used the recipe found at {Share and Remember} (discovered via Pinterest, of course!) and liquid food colors my Mom had in her cake decorating supplies. Her colors are super-concentrated and I ended up with really bright, vibrant colored rice! And brightly colored hands, when the red exploded on me! (Note to self: Wear gloves next time!)
I plan to make this again, but next time I'll use gel colors and water, omitting the alcohol. The smell was pretty strong for a few hours, though it dissipated completely and the rice does not smell like alcohol now. I have since read on other sites that the alcohol isn't really necessary; you can use water, but it just takes a bit longer to dry.
I used 2 cups of rice for each color (a 5 lb. package) and made 6 colors total: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue and Purple. The orange and red were very close to the same shade though.
I got it out today for Miss A to play with for the first time. This is how I set it up...come back tomorrow to see her reaction and how this new activity went over!
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