Rainbow Noodles

How cute are these!! I had a box of flower shaped noodles in the cabinet that had been in there forever so I decided to color them and let Eiz play away. I divided the noodles into plastic bags, added rubbing alcohol and food coloring, and then all you do is Shake Shake Shake!!! Thats it.

I love the way they turned out!

I mixed them with white beans so that the colors would be brighter.

Eiz played with these noodles all weekend.

I also added some bottle caps and pom poms for different textures.

Noodles

Dry Rigatoni was the very first thing I put in the sensory tub. Eiz absolutely loved it. When it was time to put it away, she had a massive melt down. I had never seen anything like it before. All over a tub of noodles :)

She enjoyed scooping them into the cup. She would pretend that she was drinking them. Every now and then I had to tell her to get them out of her mouth, but all in all she did pretty well.

Rainbow Rice

I love this rice. Its fun, cheap, and great for the sensory tub. Making this is so simple. Buy a bag of plain white rice. The cheaper the better. Pour it into a ziplock bag and add a slash of rubbing alcohol. Then add a few drops of food coloring and shake. Thats it!!! Eiz is a little young to shake it, so Daddy did it. Once it is the color that you like, pour out onto wax paper and let dry. It doesnt take long, but you might want to let it air out over night. I bought a dish pan at Walmart for $2.50. That is what we use for her sensory tub. You will use it for all kinds of things!!

I used the neon food coloring. It turned out really bright.

Here is what it looked like before Eiz got to dig in.

I know. The kid needs a shirt. (She actually realized that she can reach the water dispenser on the fridge and she soaked her shirt.) She really liked finding the gold coins and putting them in a bowl. When she found all 10, she would dump them back in the tub and start over.