If you’ve read my post on our visit to Eat.Play.Love, you would have seen those brightly coloured, threaded pasta necklaces on a mannequin in one of the pictures. They were beautiful, and so easy to put together for young children. I thought to myself then, how great it would be if I could make some myself! We could have plenty of fun with them at home too. Convinced that google has (almost) all the answers, I googled around and true enough, there were a few methods to it.
Here’s what we’ve arrived at with the information gathered from a few sites:
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| Jiejie made these for her teachers for Teachers’ Day 🙂 |
You will need:
- Hollow pasta (ie rigatoni. I wouldn’t recommend penne for young children as they sharpe edges )
- Plastic bags (I prefer transparent ones, it’s more fun for the kids)
- food colouring
- hand sanitiser or vinegar (you can do without either if you have a day or 2 to wait for it to dry)
- paper towel (absolute necessity, you’ll find out why along the way)
- Ribbons or strings (pipe cleaners for younger children)
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| Meimei looking through a rigatoni |
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| We made 4 colours of the kids’ choice |
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| Meimei and her necklace. |
For bracelets, work with either pipe cleaners, ribbons or strings.
I would highly recommend pipe cleaners for younger children as they are easier to work with.
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| The little boy working with pipe cleaner. |
Crafting with children has always been full of surprises. I’d expect them to enjoy threading the pasta, and they did, for a while. What was refreshing and fun for them was the process of dying the pasta. I guess we just can’t do without the mess sometimes. 🙂
- http://theimaginationtree.com/2011/10/rainbow-pasta-threading-necklaces.html
- http://www.kidspot.com.au/kids-activities-and-games/Art-and-craft+1/Make-coloured-pasta-jewellery+12049.htm
- http://yibbayabbamama.wordpress.com/2013/06/06/making-coloured-pasta-necklaces/
- http://www.abckid.com.au/activities/pasta-necklaces/
http://www.freshmommyblog.com/2013/09/lately-in-instagrams.html