Age Level

2 Years +

Mess Level
Low to Medium

Difficulty to Create
Easy

What This Activity Can Teach

• Sorting
• Nature
• Discover cause & effect 
• Fine and gross motor skills
• Hand-eye coordination
• Sensory exploration
• Social skills 
• Enhances focus and concentration
• Language development
• Imaginative play
• Creativity

Things you'll need for activity

• Tray or other container for activity
• Sorting bowls 
• Scoops
• Other fun sensory tools 
• Mermaids 
• Sea creatures 
• Pirate chest
• Colored rice
• Sea shells
• Sea glass

How To Setup

Step 1: first color the rice if you're not purchasing. 

How To Dye Rice Recipe (HERE)

Step 2: pour rice into tray.

Step 3: layout mermaids in a fun manner to inspire imagination 

Step 4: add seashells, sea glass & other parts 

Step 5: arrange bowls, scoops & sensory tools around tray, for easy accessibility.

How To Play

This colorful activity is just meant to spark imaginative play, from having mermaids splash in the rice, to scooping rice into the bowls. There’s no rules but to have fun. If you wish to add some fun teaching elements to the activity, you can add colored shells & glass that need to be sorted.

Product Links

For a direct link to all products used, please head over to form, (LINK HERE) send us a message. Please include the activity name or names you're interested in. Happy to provide all information. Outside links, besides YouTube, are not permitted due to this being an app children can use. Don't need them buying things or going on sites they should not be on.