

String rings onto cording and tie cord to secure.Ħ.Once dry, carefully pry open jump rings and loop one around the top of each peace sign and reclose.Let pasta pieces dry on newspaper and then on foil (so it won’t stick). Place peace pasta in separate plastic bags and add food coloring.If macaroni has not already been colored-paint the snakes in bright colors.Tie a triple knot at the opposite end to ensure that the macaroni doesn’t fall off.Allow enough string at one end to loop it around your wrist and tie a knot to secure it.Take a package of dry macaroni and thread each piece on to a piece of string that is long enough to be dragged on the floor behind you.Do this by matching shapes and sizes and bending them to create almost anything. Take a pipe cleaner and arrange pasta on them to create people and animals. Pasta and Pipe Cleaner Figures Directions
MACARONI ART FOR ADULTS HOW TO
Show children how to drag a piece of spaghetti through the paint to create interesting designs on the paper.ģ.

Set out 2-3 plates filled with different colors of tempera paint and some white paper.Drain and place in a small container for the kids.Cook spaghetti and add some oil to the water so that the noodles do not stick together.Tip: Add a bit of food coloring to the boiling water for bright-hued noodles. (Cook them all in the same pot.) Make a ‘poodle’ out of elbow macaroni or a ‘fire truck’ from lasagna) Variations: If you’re out of spaghetti, try using other pasta shapes. The pasta will adhere even after it hardens. To keep a favorite picture, cover it with waxed paper and top with a heavy book so that it will dry flat.For varying lengths, kids can cut the spaghetti with a plastic knife before pressing it onto the page. Shape the pasta into flowers and faces or stretch them into scenic landscapes.Drain and rinse with cold water so that it will be cool enough to handle. Cook until the pasta is soft but not mushy. Add a tablespoon of cooking oil to keep it from clumping together. Toss pasta (a handful for each child) into a pot of boiling water.An adult needs to pour the pasta out to dry. Let the children choose the color and the pasta to put in their bags. Provide 1 cup measuring cups and measuring spoons. Just put the alcohol into the bags ahead of time. Pour it out onto the paper bags, towel or plates… dry overnight.Turn it over after 30 minutes to evenly coat it.Leave pasta in the bag for about an hour.Make sure the bag is zipped turn the bag over and over on the table to evenly coat the pasta.
MACARONI ART FOR ADULTS ZIP
Zip it and shake to mix…when mixed add the pasta.


Once the pasta is colored and dried, it can be used for crafts, artwork, collages, necklaces and more! Dying noodles is easy to do and gives kids something bright and beautiful to work with.
