Christine, from Mexico and living in France, sent in this great rainbow salt idea. Let’s take a look at it…
What did you do?
This is a fun and easy to make sensory play idea. Also a great way to learn about colour mixing!
All you need is salt and food colouring. I prepared the salt in advance to let it dry a bit before my son played with it. I whizzed the salt until it was super fine and then split the salt into bowls.
I used food colouring and added a few drops at a time until I got the shades I was after. I only used blue, red and yellow and mixed around a bit to get the different colours.
This was fun to set up and my son loved filling them with different colours and then giving them a shake to see the colour change! He was amazed and kept doing it over and over again. Every time he was done with a mixture he would empty it into a bigger glass jar I had provided for him and he would start mixing colours all over again! So much learning and exploring in this one little activity!
Do you have any other projects planned?
I am looking out for new ideas to try out with my kids all the time. We are all about learning through play and love anything to do with nature. Sensory play, water play and experimenting with colours are always our next project.
Tell the Housebound With Kids community a bit about yourself…
My name is Christine, I am mum to two boys 4 & 2. I am from Mexico and my husband is from England, we currently live in France.
@Theimaginationwaves
Do you have any tips for other parents?
Don’t go for super complicated activities, sometimes simple works best! Look for things that are easy to set up and not overly complicated and your kids will enjoy them a lot (and you too!).
What are your family’s favourite board game(s)/card game(s)?
What are your children’s favourite books?
Hairy Mcclary from Donaldson’s dairy
Fox in Soxs
Green eggs and ham
The Gruffalo
Shark in the park
Oi Dog
Oi Frog
What toys would you recommend to other parents?
Any toys which are open ended are great and last longer! We have a soft spot for wooden toys and anything with wheels!
Has this website and community helped you?
It’s great to have so many ideas to be inspired by!
