How to use dry rice in children’s DIY projects?

In the creative corner of “my little puzzles”, we often use materials to create works of art, that we have in the cupboards at home. My children like projects in which they realize themselves and come up with patterns, sketches, colors, and projects according to their ideas.

For very cool and simple DIY projects you can use dry pasta https://littlepuzzlesandme.com/how-children-create-a-pasta-bracelet-from-dry-pasta/ or dry rice. I dye this material in different colors the day before so that it dries. And next day I already give my children a colorful and dry product to create.
This project works well when you want to keep children occupied for 1 to 2 hours and not worry about insulting yourself while performing this masterpiece.

For example, I had a very good weekend morning. My husband and I could sleep until 8 a.m because my children were sitting in a creative corner with colored rice from 6 a.m and creating mosaics.

What little puzzles will be created today? 

COLORFUL RICE MOSAICS

What my little puzzles don’t need?

DISTURBING PARENTS

My kids had a great time during this DIY process. They spent hours making mosaics of colored rice. I prepared for my children various patterns cut out of cardboard, such as flowers, animals, and geometric shapes, and cover the cut patterns with tape.

What do my little puzzles need?

▪︎full stomach 

▪︎drink near to them

▪︎smile 

▪︎patience-only because they create together 

▪︎good energy

And everything on the list below:

☆tables cover 

☆dry rice

☆cardboard from which we cut out pictures

☆adhesive tape

☆scissors 

☆containers to sort rice (playdough cups, yoghurt cup) or plastic zip bag

☆tray – on which painted rice will dry

☆food coloring(ours is gone and we use acrylic paints)

☆ pom – pom, glitter, any decorative additions that improve the design

What will we use for an unplanned mess? 

☆ Handheld Vacuum Cleaner

Step-by-step process of making a mosaic of coloured rice:

1. Paint the dry rice in your favorite color. 

2. Use special containers such as play dough cups or plastic zip bags to separate the different colors of the wet rice.

TIPS:

*Better paint the day before and let the rice dry.

3. Divide all the colorful rice into small separate portions and place them on a tray.

4. Prepare patterns of animals, flowers, and shapes cut out of cardboard.

5. Stick the adhesive tape in place of the cut cardboard patterns.

6. On the sticky part of the pattern, start sprinkling rice.

7. Create your own unique mosaic in your style, colors, and visions.

8. Check out our photos that will help your kids create.   Also, see our Instagram videos at https://www.instagram.com/missmarbell_/

PREPARED FOR THE DIY PROCESS: SCISSORS, CARDBOARD, TAPE, COLORED RICE

SEPARATION OF COLORED RICE

CUTTING PATTERNS OUT OF CARDBOARD

TAPE THE CUT-OUT PATTERNS

SPRINKLE COLOURED RICE ON STICKY PLACES

MORE PATTERNS MORE FUN