Rainbow sensory bin fillers are quickly becoming a favorite around here. We've recently dyed oats, shredded coconut, and dried chickpeas for sensory play. The latest item to fall victim to my rainbow dyeing ways was a bag of expired puffed wheat cereal. Here's how you can dye puffed wheat cereal at home too.
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While tidying up my pantry, I came across a bag of expired puffed wheat cereal. How expired? Well, almost two years. Ahem. So what's a girl to do with expired food? Dye it of course! And look how lovely it is!
The dyed puffed wheat turned out great, although some of the more saturated pieces of cereal ended up shrinking in size. Regardless, the boys couldn't wait to dig in.
It was like digging into a giant bowl of fruity pebbles! Although, don't go eating it. Remember how I said it was almost two years past expiration? Yeah, probably not so tasty at this point.
It's pretty, isn't it?
To dye puffed wheat cereal at home, you will need:
- Puffed wheat cereal
- Liquid watercolors - I imagine you could substitute food coloring.
- Water
Don't forget to check out these other rainbow dyed sensory bin fillers:
