Jellybean Sensory Rice 🍚🌈

• 3 cups white rice
• 1 tbsp vinegar
• Food colouring of your choice
• Ziplock bags or containers
• Baking tray or large plate

1. Put 1 cup of rice into a ziplock bag or container.
2. Add ⅓ tbsp vinegar and a few drops of food colouring.
3. Seal the bag and shake until the rice is evenly coated.
4. Dry the Rice by spreading it onto a baking tray or plate and letting it dry for 1 - 2 hours, stirring occasionally.

Repeat the above for more colous, using different bags for each colour

Play & Store

• Mix the colours together for a fun sensory bin!
• Store in an airtight container for future use.

Optional: Add a few drops of essential oils for a scented experience!

Pour & Scoop - Give kids spoons, cups, funnels, or scoops to pour and transfer the rice between containers.

Hide & Seek -  Bury small toys (animals, buttons, beads) in the rice and let kids dig them out.

Rainbow Mixing - Start with separate colours and let kids mix them together to create new shades.

Writing & Drawing - Spread rice in a tray and use fingers or a stick to draw letters, numbers, or shapes.

Sound Play -  Pour rice into a bottle and shake it to make a sensory sound shaker.

Treasure Hunt - Hide alphabet letters or small numbers in the rice for a learning game.

Rice Art -  Glue coloured rice onto paper to make patterns and pictures.

Pretend Cooking - Use bowls, measuring cups, and toy pots for imaginative play.

Sensory Bin Adventure - Add small toy cars, dinosaurs, or figurines for a themed play setup.

Calming Jar - Put coloured rice in a clear bottle with glitter and small objects to create a calming jar.