My husband and I celebrated our 11th wedding anniversary today. Wow does time go by fast! We met 17 years ago (holy cow) in a WAWA of all places. I was 18 at the time, and when he called me up and ask me on a date, I agreed immediately. I remember our first date like it was yesterday. We went to Home Depot because I had to pick up some styrofoam balls for a project (always crafting), and then we went to a coffee shop and played chess. When he didn’t complain about driving me to get styrofoam balls before our date, I knew he was a nice guy, and as I expected, our first date was lovely.
So today, since it is our anniversary, we decided to watch our wedding video. My daughters LOVED the video, especially our sand ceremony, and asked if they could mix sand just like we did. I didn’t have any sand in the house, but I did have a bunch of colored rice they could mix together, and a box filled with cut up toilet paper rolls. Is that unusual? Let’s go with no , no it is not unusual. Not in a house with a crafty mom that is. Anyway… I am so glad we did this activity. It was so much fun and kept my daughters busy for hours. They kept coming back to pour more rice! Scroll down to see how we made this activity.
What You’ll Need
Poster paper
Rice (uncooked)
Food coloring
Vinegar
Zip lock bag
Paper towels
Construction paper
Toilet paper rolls – A LOT of them
Scissors
Paint
Sponge
How To:
The first thing you will need to do is dye the rice. Put 1 cup of rice into a ziplock bag. Add 1/2 tsp of vinegar and food coloring to the bag. The more food coloring you add, the more vibrant the color. Squeeze the bag and mix the rice until all of the rice is colored. Let the bag sit for 10 minutes and then pour it out onto a paper towel. Leave it to dry. Repeat based on how much rice you want. Because I am all about safety, I am going to say this. Leave the rice where your children can not get to it until you are ready to sit with them to complete this activity. Rice can be a choking hazard, and I would not leave children alone with it.
While you are waiting for your rice to dry, cut your toilet paper rolls in half. Place them on the construction paper in a heart shape.
Cut 2 hearts out of construction paper. Tape the heart windows ( is that what they are called?) to the poster paper.
Cup up a sponge ( we used a new one) and sponge paint inside the heart shape. Remove the constrcution paper.
Once your rice is dry, you can transfer it all into some bowls, grab some spoons, and start scooping and dumping the rice into the toilet paper rolls.
To see a video of us completing this activity, visit @thiscraftygirlmom on Instagram. To see another toilet paper roll/ rice activity, visit @sensory_with_florence. She made an amazing turtle out of toilet paper rolls which inspired me to make my heart. I hope you liked this activity, comment down below with your thoughts. Until next time.
*Adult supervision is required*