As I have shared previously, we love homemade playdough in our house! I have recently been experimenting with adding different sensory elements to a basic dough recipe – looking for ways to encourage further exploration using the senses of touch, sight and smell – like this fun confetti-like twist that can be added to any homemade playdough – I am calling it Funfetti!
Funfetti Playdough
The addition of coloured rice to a basic playdough recipe creates a rich, sensory experience.
To make:
Prepare your preferred homemade playdough according to the usual recipe – here you’ll find my favourite cooked playdough recipe and a gluten and corn free playdough.
Once the playdough has completely cooled, knead 1 cup of multi-coloured rice into dough.
How to dye rice:
When it comes to dying rice I like to keep it simple. I know that others add vinegar, alcohol, even hand sanitiser to the process, but I simply place the rice into a bowl, add a few drops of liquid colouring and stir until the colour is evenly distributed. Add the colour a little at a time until the colour is built up to your preferred hue.
Then spread the rice out onto a lined baking tray to dry. It shouldn’t take long because you have hardly used any liquid to colour the rice, an hour at most and you’ll be done!
Have fun!
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Christie Burnett is an early childhood teacher, presenter, writer and the editor of Childhood 101. More importantly, she is a Mum who believes wholeheartedly in the value of children learning through play, the importance of quality early education, and the togetherness of family.
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