Looking for fun sensory recipes and ideas to do this month for your toddler? Create this colorful St. Patrick’s Day Sensory Bin using colored rice.
Why Use a Sensory bin For Learning
- Sensory bins are hands-on learning tools for children to explore their world through the senses. They encourage exploration while incorporating a variety of senses: touch, sight, sounds, taste, and smell for children to learn and explore.
- Sensory bins encourage language development: When playing with a sensory bin, it offers the opportunity to work on language development, it offers opportunities to discuss hidden objects.
- Sensory bins work on fine motor skills: When children use their hands and fingers to explore the items in a bin, improve fine motor skills through scooping, grasping, stirring, and pouring with a variety of tools.
How To Make St Patricks Sensory Bin Using Colored Rice
The base of this St Patrick’s bin is using green colored rice. You can color this using food coloring or tempera paint. Then just add your favorite St. Patrick decorations – we found ours at the Dollar Store.
Add a cauldron or cups and spoons to encourage transferring skills between the rice and the elements.
How To Color Rice For Sensory Play
Color Rice Recipe
November 7, 2021
Ingredients
- 3 cups of White rice (1 cup per color)
- 1 Tbs of Vinegar
- 10-15 drops of Food Coloring (pick yourself color)
- 1 gallon Ziplock or Tupperware container
- Aluminum paper
- Tray
- Optional- essential oils
Instructions
- Measure 1 Tbsp of vinegar into zip lock or Tupperware
- Mix in food coloring into to the vinegar
- Measure 1 cups of white rice and add into the ziplock
- Close ziplock and shake, shake, shake to mix well.
- Optional – add some essential oils to remove the vinegar smell from the rice
- If the color is too dull, add additional food coloring until desired color is achieved
- Cover a tray with aluminum foil
- Spread colored rice into aluminum foil and allow for it to dry
- Repeat process with other color to create 🌈 rainbow rice
- Place on sensory bin for a fine motor skills activity
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Other St Patrick’s Day Ideas To Try
Looking to extend play for St Patrick’s Day? Try these ideas we have done in our sensory classes.
- Edible Sensory Play For St Patrick’s Day
- St Patrick’s Day Rainbow Taste-Safe Painting Activity for Babies
- Download our St Patrick Counting Cards
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