DIY Rainbow Pasta

Happy Pride Play!!!

Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue and the dreams that you dream of do come true.

To celebrate Pride Month, I created a rainbow themed sensory activity using diy coloured pasta with food colouring. I used different shapes, sizes and textures of pasta to help add to the feel. I used red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple food colouring. You can also choose any colour combination.

Materials:

• 1 cup of pasta

• 1 tsp vinegar

• Food colouring

• Disposable cups

• Toothpick

• Ziplock bags for each colour

• Sheet tray lined with parchment paper

Direction:

1. Put 1 cup of pasta in each ziplock bag.

2. Pour 1 tsp of vinegar in a cup. Squeeze desired amount of colour and mix with toothpick.

3. Pour mixture into ziplock bag and shake until colour is spread even.

4. Spread pasta onto a lined sheet tray and let dry approximately 1 hour.
   

For the sensory play, I used a Pop It heart rainbow toy which the kids love. This will surely entertain them for hours. I used oatmeal for the base and added a bamboo mortal from Dollarama.

Pop It

For sorting out colours I used items from a kit (picture below) I purchased from Amazon. Alternatively, you can use silicone cupcake liners as holders. You can use any colour beads or pom poms to correspond the liners. I used wooden scoop spoons also purchased from Amazon.

13 in 1 Wooden Peg Board with Magnetic Fishing Game

Wooden Scoop Measuring Spoo

Don’t forget to be proud and love who you are and be free to love whoever!