This experiment is a great craft for toddlers and children. Picky eaters might also be more inclined to eat colorful food. Adults can even use this quirky medium to make a colorful masterpiece!
Steps
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Measure a teaspoon of water in a sandwich bag.
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Carefully drop the food coloring into the water.
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Add the rice or pasta into the baggie.
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Zip the bag up or tie it securely. Shake and "mush" the rice or pasta into the food coloring water. Make sure that everything gets mixed in.
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Shake it on a wax paper lined baking sheet. You may use a paper plate instead of a baking sheet. Spread the rice/pasta around to avoid clumps.
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Let the mixture dry for 30 minutes before using.
Tips
- Create a variety of rice or pasta colors, such as yellow, orange, and red. Place the piles in different bowls, draw pictures with glue on paper and sprinkle the colored rice or pasta on the glue. Let the glue dry slightly and shake off the remaining pasta or rice grains. Let the picture completely dry.
Warnings
- There are some who warn against the use of artificial food colorings because they believe there may be a link to certain cancers. If you plan to consume the rice or pasta you may get results just as good if you use natural food colorings such as cooking your rice with a piece of red beetroot for pink rice, with some spinach for green rice, etc.
Things You'll Need
- 1/2 cup uncooked white rice or macaroni pasta
- 4 to 6 drops of food coloring, will need more for yellow pasta
- Wax paper
- Baking sheet or paper plate
- 1 teaspoon of water
- Sandwich baggies
