Rainbow Sprinkle Letter Writing Tray DIY

Have you checked out our sprinkle sensory bag or our rainbow sand tray? 

That was lots of fun! 

This is a bit different and also very fun! 

It is a DIY version of a letter writing tray and you probably have one of the items I am going to mention right at home, right now! 

And, drumroll please… that item is a lid of a shoebox! 

Yes, you don’t need a wooden Montessori tray to make this. 

Those are awesome by the way but a lid of a shoebox will work just as fine! 

I themed this ice cream sprinkles writing tray for summer and of course, ice cream. 

Sprinkle letters are a fun way to learn pre-writing skills. 

This time around we used “faux sprinkles” aka rainbow rice for this letter writing for kids DIY. 

Let’s get into more about this simple alphabet writing practice activity…

Related: Here is a fun ice cream cone with sprinkles activity that was so much fun! 

Supplies: 

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• Rainbow Rice (Here is how to make rainbow rice)

• Top of a shoe lid box

• A kids paint brush

An alphabet letter salt tray is essentially sort of the same concept of the tray we made using rainbow rice except it uses salt in replacement of the rice. 

Salt is a fun sensory activity and can be used to learn about letters too! 

Practice letter writing and learn to write your letters with a salt tray. 

It is calming and full of sensory benefits and a great outlet for learning about the basic skills of early learning. 

How to make a Rainbow Sensory Writing Tray Video Below

How do you make a sensory writing tray? 

Activities for learning letters can be easily set up. 

This activity for learning writing letters using rainbow rice was so easy to put together. 

Here are the steps I took to create this Alphabet writing tray: 

• Insert rainbow rice into a shoebox lid. 

• Then, spread the rice around so that it covers within the lid. 

• Use a clean paint brush to create letters. 

• Use our Ice Cream Busy Book letter activity sheet to use with this ice cream activity! 

Related: Looking for alphabet cards? Check out our preschool busy book binder here! 

What is a salt tray? 

An alphabet letter salt tray is essentially sort of the same concept of the tray we made using rainbow rice except it uses salt in replacement of the rice. 

Salt is a fun sensory activity and can be used to learn about letters too! 

Practice letter writing and learn to write your letters with a salt tray. 

It is calming and full of sensory benefits and a great outlet for learning about the basic skills of early learning.

How do you make a rainbow salt tray? 

We have made a rainbow salt tray before that was easy peasy and lots of fun! 

If you aren’t fond of or don’t have rice at the current moment you can try dyeing salt. 

Check out how we color our salt and how you can make a rainbow salt tray here! 

What is sand and tray method of teaching? 

Sand it calming, relaxing and full of sensory benefits. 

When you incorporate learning through play with sand, the learning improves drastically. 

For letter writing preschool children can try using sand to learn while receiving benefits. 

Preschool practice writing name activities while using salt, sand, rainbow rice is a wonderful way of incorporating a play to learn activity. 

I hope you enjoyed this simple activity to practice letter writing using faux rainbow sprinkles!