A1/P1 Rainbow Sensory Bin Play

Good afternoon guys!

We all love colours and we all love sensory play, well I know my boys in A1 do! Sensory bins can be used for all types of play and learning. Searching for letters and numbers, developing descriptive language and improving fine motor skills are just a few.  We can fill sensory bins with all kinds of things but one of my favourites is rice. I thought we could show our support to our NHS by following the rainbow theme and making our rice fun and colourful.

What you will need:

•  Rice
• Vinegar
• Food Colouring
• Things to hide in your rice, letters, numbers, stones, toys, anything really.

What to do:

Put a cup of rice in a container, add 1/2 tsp of vinegar and add some food colouring. Put the lid on the container and shake vigorously. Pour the rice onto some kitchen roll to dry and repeat using different colours.  Put rice into a large bowl and add your treasures.

 

 

 

I tried this at home and the rice does take a couple of hours to dry but once you have made  it you can keep in in an air tight tub to use again and again.  Get your grown up to hide some things in the tub, try to guess what they are just by touch.

You could get your grown up to write some numbers on stones and hide them, add the numbers together and tell your grown up the answers. Or just have fun feeling all the different shapes, sizes and textures.

Maisie.