Coloured Rice Sensory Bottles

Hello there and welcome back! It's a beautiful day and I am hoping to get tons of stuff done. Yeah, that's what I tell myself every morning, but the day usually ends with the house worse off than it was when I woke up. Slow and steady over here.

Today I wanted to share a fun, easy and great idea for your little guys and girls. It's a fun sensory bottle that will help your kids unwind and relax if they get too stimulated.

First things first, gather your supplies. You will need white rice divided into plastic bags (about 1 cup per bag), food colouring and vinegar.

Add roughly a tablespoon of vinegar to the rice bag and as much food colouring as you would like. Now shake those bags until all of the rice is nicely coloured. 

Once you are happy with the colour and coverage, spread the rice onto wax paper to dry. Try to get an even layer so that the rice will dry evenly, it should only take about an hour. It may clump a little, just do your best.

Once it's dry you can use your hands to break up the clumps in the rice and get everything nice and loose. Using a funnel you can layer the rice into your container, if you do multiple colours.

I made another rice bottle earlier when I was testing the dying method on the rice, so I choose a few different colours. You can see of the left bottle how the rice will combine once the container gets shaken. So make sure you pick complimentary colours so that one colour doesn't get lost when mixed together.

Braxton absolutely loves these and carries them around when they are out, because if I don't put them away occasionally he won't play with any other toys. 

We put them in his bedroom one day and he didn't fall asleep for over two hours past his normal time! So maybe don't put them in your kids bedroom if they really like them.

Have you guys tried any rice sensory bottles or activities? Or have another method to dye rice? I'd love to see.

Kerby