Kids will love using this colorful diy colored rice in sensory bins and play.

Wondering how to color rice?

How to make colored rice

Add 2 cups cheap white rice.

Kids will love using this colorful diy colored rice in sensory bins and play. Wondering how to color rice? We will show you how to color rice the easy way - you only need 3 ingredients to make this colorful, fun rice. Dying Rice is inexpensive and super simple for using in sensory activities and crafts with preschool, pre k, kindergarten, and first grade students.

Color Rice

Shake and knead to blend thoroughly.

How to color rice with rubbing alcohol

Pour rice on paper towel lined cookie sheet.

It takes a couple hours.

how to color rice

Multi Colored Rice

Thats it, simple right?!?

you might use the colored rice in sensory boxes or a myriad of other projects.

Coming up next is how I used our colored rice!!

easy way for dying rice for a variety of crafts and projects

So tell me, what do you use your colored rice for?

Preschool Printables

Preschool Activities

add plain rice to large ziplock bag

simple way to make coloured rice with just 3 ingredients and 10 minutes

leave rice on a paper towel to dry before adding it to your sensory bin

fun to make rainbow rice for sensory boxes

It is important for young children to strengthen hand muscles so they are ready to begin writing in school. Coloring is a great first step and pre writing worksheets help fine tune the skill. Get valuable handwriting practice for pre k with these pre-k tracing sheets for preschoolers. Simply print these pages to practice with 3, 4, and 5 year-olds.

FREE Uppercase Letter Crafts - you will love these no prep alphabet crafts - just print, color, cut, paste, and tape / glue together #preschool #alphabet #craftsforkids

Free Firefighter Worskheets

Use these space color by number to work on number recognition, strengthening fine motor skills, and having fun with a space theme worksheet. These color by number preschool are perfect for learning numbers and following directions for an easy preschool math activity. Use these outer space color by nubmer with pre-k, kindergarten, and first grade students. Simply print number coloring pages preschool and you are ready to play and learn!

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Preschoolers remember what they have learned better when they have super cute preschool letter worksheets to engage with and practice. With these free printable preschool worksheets tracing letters, they will be working on having fun at school while learning to trace the letters of the alphabet in the correct order. Simply print these tracing letters worksheets for a no-prep, fun activity sheet for children in pre-k and kindergarten.

Children will love learning about eleven different colors with these fun and free printable color worksheets. These colour worksheets include a huge variety of activities and engaging clipart to help toddler,  preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, and first graders to learn color words and names in a fun and easy way! Simply print the learning colors worksheet pages and you are ready to play and learn!

Kids will have fun practicing math and literacy skills with these super cute, free printable, Rapunzel Worksheets. Preschool, pre k, kindergarten, and first grade students will stay engaged as they explore a T is for Tangled letter of the week theme with these free Disney worksheets. Download pdf file to grab the printables to learn new vocabulary, alphabet trace, count, graph, pre-writing practice, build sentences, and so much more!

This fun, free printable shape activity for preschoolers is a great way to work on visual discrimination, identifying shapes, counting, and more! Simply print the shape i spy to work on learning shapes such as the circle, hexagon, octagon , oval, rectangle, diamond, square, trapezoid, and triangle. This activities for teaching shapes is perfect for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten and even first graders too using shape worksheets!

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Have fun with these new Number Worksheets. Use this free printable number practice for kindergarten activity to help kids practice recognizing, tracing, and writing numbers plus counting 1-30 too. Use these kindergarten numbers worksheets with preschoolers, kindergartners and grade 1 students . Being no-prep, these preschool numbers worksheets are so easy to prepare and have ready for eager little ones to use.

FREE Frozen Worksheets for preschool, kindergarten, and first graders including math worksheets, alphabet worksheets, and more! #frozen #preschool #preschoolworksheets

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FREE Fish preschool worksheets - these free printable alphabet and literacy activities have a fish theme to make learning fun for toddler, preschool, and kindergarten age kids #preschool #preschoolworksheets #kindergarten

These fabulous preschool alphabet activities are a fun way to introduce letters and literacy learning. From free alphabet printables, hands-on alphabet sensory bin, FUN alphabet activity ideas, free preschool alphabet worksheets, and cute preschool alphabet crafts to make learning ABC from A to Z FUN!  We have tons of ideas for toddler, pre-k, preschoolers, and kindergarten age kids!

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Looking for some no-prep, free printable simple coloring pages? We’ve gove over 500 pages of easy coloring pages conveniently arranged by topic or theme. These coloring pages for kids are perfect for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd graders.  We have free coloring pages pdf format including circus, castle, community helpers, fairytales, playground, Christmas, Easter, summer, outer space, beach, cute animals, princesses, countries around the world, US states, and so many more. Simply print coloring pages for kids pdf file, grab your crayons, colored pencils, or markers and have fun with these colour sheets.

Looking for a fun way to get children to learn shapes and practice fine motor skills at the same time? These do a dot printables include 7 shapes that kids can learn to identify as well as the shape name too. These dot marker printables are not only great for learning common shapes, but are loads of fun for kids to use bingo daubers (also known as dot markers and bingo markers) These dot marker printables free are great for toddler, preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten age students as an engaging shape activity for preschoolers to do with a shape worksheet. Simply print do a dot printables free pdf and you are ready to dab and learn!

Make fun art projects while practicing counting to 10 with this fingerprint counting printables. This fun math activity for preschoolers, pre k, toddlers, and kindergarteners is a no prep, FREE printable counting activity for kids!

Grab this HUGE pack of the very hungry caterpillar worksheets to help kids will have fun practicing their letters, counting, using scissors, adding, telling time, and so much more. These free preschool worksheets are super cute and such a fun book based activity is perfect to sneak in some fun math and listeracy practice with a cute, hungry caterpillar worksheets. These happy caterpillar themed pages are perfect for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd grade students. Simply download pdf file with caterpillar worksheets and you are ready for spring and summer themed worksheets.

Oink, Moo, Baa…..kids have a natural fascination with farm animals. These super cute, free printable farm animal puzzles are such a fun way for kids to learn science vocabulary about animal baby names and work on visual discrimination and reasoning skills. Grab these Farm Animals and their Babies Printables for toddler, preschool, pre k, kindergarten, and first grade students. These are perfect for a farm theme or Are you my Mother book themed activity for children.

If your children are working on learning their alphabet letters, they are going to love these super cute, free printable, Printable Alphabet Bracelets. This alphabet printable is a handy resource for toddler, preschool, pre k, and kindergarten students learning their ABCs. Simply print template, color the pictures with the featured beginning letter, and listen for the same beginning sound. This ABC printable is a great resource for a letter of the week program!

Kids love to play with playdough! Combine playdough and learning letters with these super cute alphabet playdough mats. While using these playdough letter mats children will be encouraged to create play dough letters and finish the pictures while learning their ABCs and the sounds they make. This free alphabet printable is such a FUN alphabet activity to use with play doh and markers or crayons! Use these alphabet playdoh mats with your toddler, preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten age child. Simply print the letter mats pdf file and you are ready to play and learn with this alphabet activity.

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Looking for a fun and educational activity for your preschooler? Check out our free preschool matching worksheets! Designed to help develop skills like visual discrimination and concentration, this match worksheet for nursery set covers a variety of topics from numbers to alphabet letters and community helpers to shadow matching. Simply download these preschool matching worksheets printable to have fun learning with a no-prep activity that is great for practicing fine motor skills too!

cut and paste alphabet book to help young learners learn the sounds letters make and work on phonemic awareness

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Kids will love practicing counting 1-12 with these do a dot printables numbers pages. These super cute, bingo dauber printables allow toddler, preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten age children to form numbers with bingo markers, finish the picture as they count to 12, and strengthen hand muscles coloring too. Simply print these bingo dauber worksheets are NO PREP number worksheets perfect for young learners.

Your  child will love these playful farm cutting worksheets! This cutting practice activity is a FUN way to help toddler, preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten age children improve coordination and hand muscles as they learn to use scissors. There are a variety of cutting activities for preschoolers using these cutting practice worksheets. From plowing the fields to helping farm baby animals getting to their moms, shape cut and sort to a cute farm cut and paste worksheet - these are as cute as they are FUN! Simply download pdf file with free printable cutting activities for preschoolers and you are ready to play and learn with cutting activities for kids.

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Have fun learning you’re ABCs with this super fun, free printable pirate worksheets. This pirate alphabet learning activity is a great for your toddler, preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten age  students to learn their alphabet letters. On each of the pirate theme abc worksheets is a treasure map to find and color the clipart with the beginning sound featured on the alphabet workheet, alphabet tracing by the pirtae skull and crossbone flag, and find the letter by the treasure chest. This alphabet activity is such a fun, no prep way to learn letters from A to Z. Simply download the pdf file for this preschool pirate theme printables that requires no prep work whatsoever.

Have you tried making your own diy puffy paint? It’s really easy to whip up a batch of puffy paint recipe that will delight and engage children to create. This is a special kind of 3d painting for kids using homemade foam paint. You will love how easy it is to make this diy foam paint to let toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th graders creat amazing artwork!

Would you like to do more science activities with your kids, but are not sure where to start? These Easy Science Activities for Preschoolers are fun and easy, even if you are not so ‘sciencey’ yourself! Fun science experiments and science activities for pre k, kindergarten, and toddlers.

Are your kids as crazy about slime as mine are? My kids love playing with slime and trying different types of slime. In our experimenting, we came up with this cool baking soda slime. This slime uses baking soda as the activator for a wonderful sheen and flow without being sticky at all! And with the first day fo sCome see how to make slime with baking soda and get playing with your preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd graders.

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Whether you are making a classic pasta necklace craft or creating your own work of art using pretty, colorful pasta as a starting point - let me show you how to dye pasta. After I show you how to color pasta you can whip up a some beautiful pasta to make first grade, kindergarten, toddler, and pasta necklace activity! Making a Preschool necklace craft is just one of those kids activities every child should do. Not only is it fun, but it is great for strengthening hand muscles too!

If you’ve tried Aqua Sand you know how much kids are amazed and fascinated by this amazing play materil - it goes into water as sand, but magic sand keeps its shape. Instead of spending money on this expensive novelty, turn it into a fun science activity where kids will learn and play! Let me show you how to make hydrophobic sand with our easy magic sand recipe! This waterproof sand is an EPIC kids activity for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd graders, and up!

EPIC Bubble Painting - kids of all ages will love this fun summer art project where they will make a bubble craft by blowing bubbles. Recipe included for this fun to make, easy, summer activity for kids!

Tin Foil Art

Here is a really fun, unique edible paint recipe that will become a favorite at your house. Not only is this marshmallow paint completely edible, but it has a great texture and sheen for your kids projects too. Whether you choose to use it as edible cookie paint or to paint a picture, this edible paint for kids is quick, easy, and FUN! Try this painting with marshmallows activity with toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first graders, and up!

rainbow painting with cars

Making a DIY foosball table is a really fun STEM project for kids of all ages to make together and loads of fun to play with too! The diy games for kids is the project for a rainy day or as a summer bucket list idea.  Try this homemade games for kids with preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th graders too. This EPIC kids activity is sure to be a hit with your kids.

growing a rainbow capillary action experiment

Is your child working on shape recognition? These free shape flashcards are a handy, free shape printable for learning how to make shapes, shape names, and more. This shape recognition activity is perfect for toddler, preschool, pre-k, and kindegarten age students. Simply print the shape activity and you are ready for a shapes for preschool project.

You’ve probably tried the classic volcano experiment. But have you tried a ketchup volcano? This easy volcano experiment is super simple to make and makes a super cool, red erruption that will delight kids of all ages! Try this simple volcano experiment with preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd graders too.

Are you looking for an easy solar system projects to try? This Fizzy solar system planets project is quick, easy, with a fun twist. In this space science experiments children will will create each of the planets in a model of solar system for school project. This is great for planet learning for kids as they learn planet names, shapes, sizes,a nd position from the sun. Then kids will create a chemical reaction with a fun planet activity for kids that will make their planets fizz, foam and melt. This solar system project for kids is perfect for kids of all ages from toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th graders too.

Looking for a simple and fun playdough recipe kids will love? Whip up a batch of this marshmallow playdough that is not only quick, but an edible playodugh as well! This marshmallow play dough recipe is perfect for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and up!

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Looking for a fun, engaging pasta craft? This pretty stained glass pasta project has so many different possibilities to let your children explore their creativity, create something unique and beautiful, and strengthen coordination with those little hands. In this pasta art you will use dyed pasta to creat a beautiful stained glass craft. This stained glass art for kids is perfect for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd graders.

Ready? Set. GO! This really fun car activity for kids is sure to be a hit. Whether you race your cars outside as a summer activity or indoors as a rainy day activity for kids - this is EPIC! This pool noodle activity is fun for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd graders, and up. Just grab a pool noodle, duct tape, and our free printable to create a cool hot wheels race tarck in just 5 minutes!

Simple and FUN water cycle in a bag project helps kids visualize this weather phenomena with a hands-on weather activity!

This gorgeous paper plate apple craft makes such a lovely apple craft for kids to make in September, for an apple theme, or as they celebrate with a back to school craft. The apple crafts preschool, toddler, pres-k, kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd graders creates a cross section of an apple using a variety of techniques that strengthen coordination and hand muscles while creating a apple art project.

Looking for the best sidewalk chalk paint recipe? We think this sidewalk chalk is perfet because it is super quick, only uses 2-ingredients, and makes such bold, vibrant colors for kids to color with. Use this diy sidewalk chalk paint with toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd graders to let their imaginations SOAR! Let them use the homeamade chalk to create dragons, butterlies, flowers, trees, aliens, and more. Creating and using homemade sidewalk chalk paingit such a fun, simple, and classic summer activity for kids of all ages!

Homemade Bubble Solution for GIANT Bubbles - simple and amazing diy bubbles recipe for toddler, preschool, and children of all ages for fun summer activities for kids. A must add to your summer bucket list

Kool Aid Playdough Recipe - This is the BEST playdough recipe ever!! It takes only 5 minutes, is easy-to-make, smells amazing, and is cheap too. This is the perfect homemade playdough recipe for kids activities (toddler, preschool, prek, kindegarten, first grade, 2nd grade) #koolaid #playdough #preschool

Monsters don’t have to be scary, in fact these monster crafts and activities are all totally friendly and super fun! So many cute monster craft ideas for toddlers, preschoolers, prek, kindergartners, grade 1, and grade 2 students. Use these with a monster theme, weekly them, for Halloween, or as a fun educational book extension.

DIY Lava Lamp - super easy way to make your own lava lamp with simple things you have around your house. This homemade lava lamp is such a fun science project for kids of all ages to sneak in some summer learning. This science experiment is for toddlers, preschoolers, pre k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and kids of all ages at home, homeschool, summer camps, classroom, etc.

I honestly did not know that a few popsicle sticks, rubber bands and a bottle cap would shoot marshmallows as far as it did! I was so surprised. You’ve got to try this easy engineering and science project making a Popsicle Stick Catapult! This STEM project uses a couple simple materials you already have at home. This is such a fun

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My kids love doing this magic milk experiment again and again! This Magic Milk Experiment is quick and easy for preschoolers, and up!

There are certain science projects that make you go WOW! This color changing flower activity is one of those! Children learn about capillary action for kids with this amazing, colorful flower experiment. Try this colour changing flower experiment with toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade and 4th garders too. Simply download pdf file with food coloring flower experiment worksheet and you are ready to play and learn with flower science!

Whether your kiddo is fascinated by the possibilities of aliens from outer space or you just want to make a super cool car-of-the-future, this balloon hovercraft is loads of fun! This cd hovercraft is simple to make in just 5-10 minutes and loads of fun to fly for hours and hours! Try this cd balloon hovercraft experiment for a fun kids activity for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th graders too.

Kids will feel official and play for hours when you add these super CUTE (and free) Doctor Pretend Play Printables to their pretend play! 8-page set to encourage creativity in toddlers, preschoolers, prek, kindergartners, and grade 1.

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This amazing ice cream playdough recipe uses frosting!