Colored pasta is very easy to make. To make necklaces, just use a tubed pasta like rigatoni or ziti. (I would suggest ziti for older children and rigatoni for younger.)
Place 2 cups of pasta in a zipper bag.
Add 1 tablespoon of rubbing alcohol and 4-6 drops of food coloring.
Mix thoroughly, then spread on a cookie sheet lined with tin foil.
When completely dry (overnight or so) you can play away!
I learned that pipe cleaners are much easier to thread than taped yarn.
Make a bracelet with one pipe cleaner or a necklace with two! At age 2 1/2, M was able to make these pretty much all by herself, and she was thrilled with the results.
More than a year has gone by, and sadly the necklace and bracelet set were stepped on too many times. I think we will make another set soon!
More than a year has gone by, and sadly the necklace and bracelet set were stepped on too many times. I think we will make another set soon!
2 comments:
It's been a while since we last did this. I'll have to color some pasta soon.
I was just looking up colored rice online a day or so ago. This would be just as much fun, I'm thinking. Those little salad noodles would be good for bigger kids too, the short little segment ones.
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