Check out this simple Earth sensory bin that is perfect for Earth Day!

I prepared this super easy sensory bin for my boys in celebration of Earth Day this coming April 22. I used our home-made colored rice as fillers and added a bit of cardboard animals.

I added our book, De gele ballon, and talk about the different scenes found all around the world.

Let’s create an Earth sensory bin:

Materials needed:

• Round wooden tray
• Cardboard animals
• Wooden spoon
• Wooden bowl

For the colored rice:

• Food coloring; blue and green
• 1 cup of rice
• 1/2 cup vinegar
• Container with lid or ziplock bag
• Paper towel

Instructions:

For the colored rice:

• Fill the ziplock with a cup of rice.
• Pour the vinegar.
• Pour a few drops of the blue food coloring.
• Close the ziplock.
• Mix and spread the food coloring with the rice.
• Add more drops until you reach your desired hue.
• Pour the colored rice evenly on the paper towel and let dry.
• Do the same to the green rice.

How to set up:

• Arrange the blue and green rice into the tray to create the Earth.
• Arrange the animals on top.
• Prepare spoons and bowls on the side.
• Invite kids to play.

Hope you like this Earth Day activity!

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