I've posted back in February about making rainbow rice and rainbow spaghetti for sensory play, and this week I tried coloured macaroni. The difference between this and the rainbow spaghetti is that it's dry rather than wet and slippery. Such a feast for the senses - sight, sound and touch!!
I searched around a bit and tried three different methods -
- simply diluting some food colouring in water
- food colouring with vinegar
- and food colouring with alcohol hand wash
I simply put the liquid in a container with some macaroni, shook it around a bit and left it out to dry on paper towel. I must say the pasta that I mixed with water became a bit sticky, and the vinegar had quite a strong smell (although many bloggers say that if you leave it out in the sun for a bit the smell will almost disappear). So the best result was actually the hand wash!
I had two things in mind for the rainbow pasta - a sensory bin (above) and a new discovery bottle (below). Click this link for my other discovery bottle ideas. I was all enthused to create some new and interesting discovery bottles for my little miss, as they loose their appeal after a while.
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From L-R Gems & Glitter | Coloured Pasta | Pom Poms & Rice | Paperclips & Foil | Oil & Food Colouring. |
It's also lovely to combine plain pasta with other sensory materials such as lentils, beans and oats.
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From L-R Macaroni | Oats | Red Lentils | Red Kidney Beans | Penne Pasta |
So - my secrets to keeping the mess to a minimum, is to set up for sensory play outside. However it's winter here in little old Adelaide at the moment so my alternative is on the kitchen floor inside a little sand pit/ball pit/paddle pool/clam shell whatever you like to call them. It certainly contains the mess and makes pack up quick and easy. I'm currently modelling and teaching my toddler to use a dustpan and broom to pick up any stray sensory materials that might escape the pool (one of the key Montessori approaches to early learning is 'practical life' - ie washing dishes, cleaning up etc).
And there you have it - some simple sensory play ideas with items you may already have in your pantry :)
Thanks for reading
Lauren
Hi Lauren, thanks for sharing, I love how bright and cheery the pasta looks! I am going to feature your post tomorrow on the Love to Learn Linky party. I hope you come and link up again :)
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