New Years Sensory Bin

Happy New Year!

Dying Rice 

1. Pour a cup of rice into your container.  Then, with a toothpick, or stir-stick or knife, whatever… (I used a plastic toothpick that I could just wipe off each time), swirl a generous amount of food coloring 
2. Drizzle your 1/2 tsp of vinegar over the rice.
3.  Pop the lid on your container, and shake it. Remove lid, and Wow!

Drying Rice

Spread each batch out on a plate or a cookie tray to dry. When the rice is dry and no food coloring gets on your hands when picking it up ...throw it into a container big enough for your child to play in.

Add Confetti- noise makers - colorful beaded necklaces !

When I do sensory bins like this, I put small cups so children can practice transferring objects from one cup to another .