Rainbow Dyed Corn Kernels
Looking for an easy sensory bin idea that you can prep in advance? These rainbow dyed corn kernels are low-mess, super colorful, and lots of fun to play with. Dye them once and reuse them again and again!
Equipment
- 6 sandwich bags
Ingredients
- 3 cups corn kernels
- food coloring as needed
- 6 tbsp white vinegar
Instructions
- Pour ½ cup of corn kernels 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 corn.
- Seal the bag and shake the corn kernels 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 (but keep in mind that it the color won't look super vibrant until it has fully set).
- Repeat the previous steps for every color of the rainbow.
- Spread the sealed sandwich bags out on a flat surface and let the dye set for a couple hours, occasionally turning over the bags to fully coat the corn kernels with vinegar.
- Pour the colored corn kernels onto a baking sheet to dry, making sure that the different colors don't touch each other. Once dry, the kernels are ready to play with!