Sensory play promotes creativity, curiosity, exploration, and problem-solving.
Its so fun and full of educational moments!
Add 1/8 cup of white vinegar to a disposable cup and add 20-30 drops of food coloring.
Stir it together and then give it a test!
Dip a piece of pasta into the cup to test the color saturation.
You might decide youd like a darker shade of that color.
Keep adding drops of food coloring until you get the color you like!
Add the food coloring and vinegar mixture to the resealable bag with the pasta.
Once its all mixed, place the pasta onto parchment paper so it can dry.
Once 30 minutes have passed, use a spoon to break up and mix the pasta.
This helps it from sticking together.
Then continue to let it dry overnight no more stirring needed!
Once your rainbow pasta is dry, its ready to play with!
Scroll down for some activity ideas!
Here are some fun ways to use your discovery bin with rainbow pasta!
Place your rainbow pasta into a bin.
Then put some objects into bin and mix them up so they are hidden among the sensory material.
Try putting a few plastic numbers into the bin and see what numbers your little one can find.
Bonus point if they can put them in order after finding them all!
Try placing plastic letters in the bin too!
The discovery bin is a great activity to practice and build vocabulary.
Have your child identify each item they find in the bin.
We love to explore butterflies using the rainbow pasta in the bowtie shape.
The pasta shape looks like a butterfly so its very fun to hide toy butterflies among them.
See how many your child can find.
Can they count them all?
What color are the butterflys wings?
There are so many fun things it’s possible for you to do with one simple discovery bin.
it’s possible for you to use the sensory material outside of a discovery bin too!
If you make different colors of pasta, you’re free to use them to create pictures!
Try making lines or practice patterns!
You could even use a piece of string through pasta with holes to create a fun necklace!
See what other ideas you’re able to come up with!
We hope you enjoy your DIY Rainbow Pasta for years to come!
Watch Caitie play with the rainbow pasta discovery bin in the episodeBeautiful Butterflies!
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