I have seen colored oatmeal on Pinterest and have been wanting to try it. I FINALLY got around to it and it was SO easy and pretty quick!
I picked up some oats on sale at our grocery store. I used both regular food coloring and biocolor. Both came out great, I just didn't have green or red biocolor...perhaps an excuse to make an order!!!
I chose to mix in a bowl, but you can do a baggie and shake it too, espeically if your Little wants to help..mine was napping! I did 2 cups of oatmeal for each color and about 3/4 cup coloring and water. I placed them in the sun to dry and in a few hours they were completely dry. The oatmeal did stick together, but I just used my hand to break the pieces apart.
THE FINISHED PRODUCT!
I presented the oats to Little along with some wooden bowls, spoons, ceramic leaf bowls, and some old heart scoopers, which she used basically the whole time. She did watch me put the bin together so the fact that I got a picture of the finished product before she tore into it was an accomplishment all on it's own!
After playing for a while, she decided that our thrift store find, the bunny bank, needed some tasty treats. The oats kind of remind me of looking like fruity pebbles cereal.
This was super easy and semi quick to do, although drying did take some time. I've done the same with rice too and again, super quick. We just store this on a low shelf in the room in a plastic bin with a lid and use until she loses interest, then switch out for another sensory material.
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