Rice Art

 Today was definitely an art project kind 

of day.

I found some old long grain rice and divided it up into pie pans. 

I added food coloring and stirred it up. It turned out beautifully. I especially like how the colors of the rice appear variegated. 

I let each kid draw out their 

picture in crayon first on card stock.

Then with a cotton swab 

they applied the glue. 

Then it was just a matter of

sprinkling on the colored rice.

 They really liked creating their pictures.

A rainbow of colors was the best way to go.

The older kids got more detailed.

And...nobody fought. It was nice.

It turned out fabulous!

Surprisingly... everyone helped clean up.