Colored Rice-- Updated with Pictures

Tomorrow I am going to be that awesome mom that gets everything I need to make colored rice for Kai.  I figure he can use it as a sensory activity.  I found the idea on the Smiles 'n' Snuggles blog.
I am anxious to see if Kai likes it.  He loves stirring his wooden blocks in my big bowls, so I figure he is going to love it, but we shall see.  Check out the blog post link above if you are interested in doing this project as well.  I will be posting pics later this weekend to let you know how it turns out.

Hiding puzzle pieces in it

Okay here is my update.  I used 5-6 cups of rice each because I wanted enough to fill my "sensory bin" or my Rubbermaid crate at least half way.  I used the 3 tablespoons rubbing alcohol and the entire squirt bottle of food coloring (which isn't 2 tablespoons for the record.)  I then filled the food coloring bottle up half way with water and used that as well.

I let the colors dry outside overnight since it is 80+ here even at night.  By morning they were dry and ready to play with.  They did leave a slight residue on my hands after playing with it, but it washed right off.  I would definitly advise using a large sheet if your child is as exuberant as Destructo was.  I had my sheet folded into a large square and he got rice everywhere.

Here are some pics:

Drying on my good platter it reminds me of fried rice

Rainbow rice

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