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January 18, 2013 by Kate 9 Comments

 
Using rice for sensory play is fun and educational. 
 
 
 
Rice play can help children develop their many senses and it 
teaches them lots about the world they live in. 
 
Babies especially love it and it is usually a product that is found at the back of the pantry! 
 
 
Of course you don’t have to colour it for kids to enjoy the experience, however, 
if you’d like to see a guide to colouring rice then click here.  
 
There has been many celebrations in our family lately. 
Christmas, New Years and Possum’s 1st birthday have all made for a busy time of year. 
With this in mind, I decided to create a ‘celebrations’ THEME around our rice play and add 
some simple decorative items. 
 
 
Possum loved it because she was able to pick up and examine each item as well as learn about it’s texture and weight etc. She also loved when I hid the items in the rice so she could dig and find them. 
 
I later gave her some other items to play with in the rice. 
I suggest doing this one item at a time, that way it doesn’t become an 
overload for your little one. 
 
Possum was particularly interested to see the rice move through the clear funnel. 
 
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I hope you enjoy this post and would love to see you make a comment. 
Kate 

Filed Under: 0 - 12 months, 1 - 3 years, Play, Sensory Play

Comments

  1. Penny Whitehouse says

    January 18, 2013 at 2:44 am

    I just saw your image on Pinterest and thought ‘ wow, that’s a good Pinterest image’. Then, i realised it was you and had to come over and tell you how much i love it. I really wanted to reach my hand out and mix the coloured rice!

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  2. Kate Lloyd says

    January 18, 2013 at 3:37 am

    Thank you kindly Penny. What a compliment! Yes, it was very tempting but was equally amazing when I watched my little one mix all the colours. Very beautiful. Thanks again.

    Reply
  3. Vicky @ Mess For Less says

    January 18, 2013 at 6:47 pm

    I agree with Penny, that is an awesome picture. Looks just as pretty mixed up too. Great sensory idea. Pinning now!

    Reply
  4. Amie M says

    January 20, 2013 at 6:49 am

    It sure is a great picture! I have so much rice around here at the moment, I really must get the kids into it 🙂

    Reply

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My name is Kate and I am a mum to two little girls, Possum and Boo. We have lots of fun together learning with play at home and are pleased to share some of what we do with you.
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