Rainbow Dyed Chickpeas
Looking to switch things up? These rainbow dyed chickpeas are so easy to prepare, and they make a wonderful sensory bin filler that can be reused again and again!
Equipment
- 6 sandwich bags
Ingredients
- 3 cups dried chickpeas
- food coloring as needed
- 6 tbsp white vinegar
Instructions
- Pour ½ cup of dried chickpeas into a sandwich bag.
- Mix 20-25 drops of food coloring into a small bowl containing 1 tablespoon of vinegar.
- Pour the colored vinegar into the bag of chickpeas.
- Seal the bag and shake the chickpeas around until the food coloring has been evenly spread throughout. If the color isn't vibrant enough, add a few more drops of food coloring and spread that throughout the bag as well, repeating the process until you're satisfied with the color.
- Repeat the previous steps for every color of the rainbow.
- Pour the colored chickpeas onto a baking sheet to dry, making sure that the different colors don't touch each other. Once dry, the chickpeas are ready to play with!