Friday 6 September 2013

Rainbow sand in a jar



When I was in primary school I remember my dad went on a business trip to some desert location and came back with a small jar of different coloured sands. I thought this was the coollest thing ever and kept it on display in my bedroom for years.

With this in mind, I helped the kids make rainbow sand in a jar. We used the following materials:

  • jars
  • sand
  • food colouring
  • spoons
  • plastic sandwich bags.
It's pretty easy to make the coloured sand. Just scoop a few spoonfuls of sand into a plastic bag. Add between 5 and 10 drops of food colouring. Seal the bag then shake it or massage it until all the sand changes colour.

We made four bags of different coloured sand - blue, green, red and yellow.



To finish off, scoop the coloured sand into your jar and enjoy!



5 comments:

  1. I loved doing this as a kid. Lots of fun :)

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  2. I just started coloring our sand with food coloring and I love how easy it is. We haven't actually made anything with it yet, but I love those lovely jars - what wonderful gifts they'd make!

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  3. Yeah I was surprised how easy it was and not too messy either.

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  4. My daughter would love this! Thank you for sharing at our Pinning for Play link party!

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  5. Fun project~ Thanks for sharing at my Pin Me Linky Party!

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