Easy Easter Craft - To do at Home

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Easter is just around the corner, here's a fun craft you can do with the kids at home! I'm going to tell you how to make some fun and easy 'Easter Shakers'.

You Will Need:

Uncooked Rice
Food Colouring Gel/Paint (as many as you like)
1 tbsp white vinegar
Plastic Eggs
Tape

1. Pop your rice inside a zip lock bag or tub. If you are creating more than one colour divide it equally.

2. Put a squirt of food colouring or paint in to each of your containers or bags.

3. Add vinegar to each batch of rice and seal your containers.

4. If you have a bag you are going to massage the colouring in to the rice, working it until all of the rice is covered. If you have a tub, simply give it a really good shake until all the rice is coloured.

5. Spread the rice out on a tray and pop it in a warm place to dry, this may take a couple of hours.

6. Once dried you can scoop a spoonful of rice in to your plastic eggs. 

7. Seal each egg with tape to prevent spillages.

8. Put your favourite tunes on and shake, shake, shake!

 

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