I've already confessed my addiction to metallic liquid watercolors when I shared these metallic dyed beans, but then I went on dyeing more and more stuff. This time I transformed some mini wooden cubes into some metallic dyed mini building blocks. They're great for building with or for using as a math manipulative. Plus, they're shiny, shimmery, and oh so pretty!
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To make these DIY metallic dyed mini building blocks, we used:
- Mini wood cubes - I found mine at the dollar store!
- Liquid watercolors in metallic gold, metallic silver, metallic copper, & metallic pearl white
To dye the blocks, we followed Fun at Home with Kids' instructions from these gorgeous DIY dyed rainbow blocks. After leaving the mini cubes to dry on some paper towel for a few hours, we were left with these itty, bitty metallic blocks.
These metallic dyed mini blocks are great math manipulatives, but they are also great for working on fine motor skills while stacking. They can also be used for color sorting activities.
Please note that these mini cubes work great for preschoolers and up and are not recommended for children who are still mouthing, especially since the dye is not set.
If you have more mini wooden blocks, then try out these other ideas:
