This is our sandbox. It is a water/sand table that we keep outside in the summer. The second half which holds the water is put away until spring. However, the sand part, we take inside in the fall, we wash it and then fill it up with rice! Its a non-messy alternative. Kids love to play in the ricebox. Unfortunately sometimes when we have friends over, they get a bit carried away with the rice and we end up with rice hiding EVERYWHERE in the house for weeks on end!
Most of the time, this is a very relaxing game and it is easy to sweep up the mess and throw in the garbage. I would suggest every parent to have some kind of activity like this on hand. Even just having a big flat Rubbermaid container, filling it with rice and having a lid on it is great! You can even store it under a bed when not in use.
Another alternative is to dye the rice, or even some pasta. Place the pasta in a Ziploc bag, mix rubbing alcohol and dye together then pour in the ziploc and mix the noodles or rice with it. Then you spread it out and let it dry overnight. Kids love colored rice or pasta to play with or to make crafts.
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