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General Instructions:
1) Wipe down the outside of each ornament
with rubbing alcohol and let dry.
2) The ornaments I used take approximately
3/4 cup of rice to fill them. To see how
much rice each of your shapes takes to fill, you
can fill them with white rice then once full,
pour the rice out into a measuring cup. Do
this for each of your shapes. This way you
will know how much rice to color for each
ornament.
3) Color the rice:
- Measure out the amount of rice you need
for each ornament and put it in either a
disposable cup or disposable bowl.
- Add food coloring or paint directly to
the rice. If using food coloring, I would
start with 4 - 8 drops then add more if
necessary. If using paint, just add a
little at a time until you get the desired
color.
- Stir the paint or food coloring into the
rice with either a craft stick or plastic
spoon.
- Pour the rice out onto a disposable
plate. Spread out the rice and let it dry 1
- 2 hours until it is completely dry. The
dry time will vary depending on temperature
and humidity.
Rice colored with Washable Kids
Paints by Plaid |
Rice colored with food coloring |
4) Using a funnel, fill your ornament
with the colored rice. Put the
cap/hanger piece back on the ornament.
I found it helpful to put some hot glue or
tacky glue around the top of the ornament
before putting the cap back on.
5)
Decorate the outside of each ornament with
glitter glue. I used the squeeze bottle
type for outlining and drawing faces and I used
my finger to spread the glitter glue when
covering large areas.
 Gingerbread
Man
- Color your rice brown or tan before
filling the gingerbread shaped ornament
- Use glitter glue in a squeeze bottle to
outline the gingerbread person. Also, use
the glitter glue to draw a face and buttons.
 Candy
Cane
- Color half of the rice for your
candy cane red
- Mix the red rice with an equal
amount of white rice and fill the candy
cane ornament with the red/white mixture
- Using gold glitter glue, outline the
candy cane shape
- Tie a red bow at the top of the
candy cane as pictured
 Ball
Ornament
- Color the rice in a color of
your choice. I made mine green.
- Fill the ball ornament with the
rice.
- Cover the entire outside of the
ornament with a layer of glitter
glue. I found it easiest to use my
finger to spread the glitter glue.
Let dry completely.
- Tie a ribbon in a bow around the
top of the ornament as pictured.
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