I am sure that it is no surprise to my readers that I love pasta crafts. They are my favorite. As I have told you before, I have more pasta boxes set aside for crafting than I do for cooking. Here are 20 fun pasta crafts that you can do with your kids.
My daughter loves creepy crawly creatures. Yesterday, we had a family photo shoot with a photographer in a nearby field. There was a snake slithering through the field where our photos were being taken. While the rest of us tried our best to avoid the snake, my daughter went towards it. “I want to see the snake.” “I like snakes”, she told the photographer. She does like snakes… a lot.
If you have a child that likes snakes as much as mine does, here is a fun craft & fine motor skill activity.
Wiggly Pasta Snakes
String & alternate ziti & ditalini pasta onto a pipe cleaner. Leave about an inch off on each side.
String on about 6 ditalini to the tail end. Use hot glue to secure on the end. (Hot glue should be used by an adult.)
Glue a pasta shell to the other end for the head.
Paint your snake & let it dry.
Cut a tongue out of foam or construction paper & glue it to the shell.
Add googly eyes to complete your snake.
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We are getting ready for the Fourth of July & are already feeling patriotic in our house.
We have been enjoying making our red, white & blue crafts and learning a little bit about the holiday as we go. We have already made a few for the inside of our house, today we decided to make a craft for the outside as well.
Patriotic Pasta Wind Chimes
Color your pasta by shaking in a baggie with red & then white paints or food coloring. Lay in a single layer on wax paper to dry.
Poke holes into a paper bowl.
Paint the bowl blue & let dry.
Cut stars out of white foam.
Glue around the bowl making sure not to cover the holes.
Pull yarn or string through your holes.
Gather the string on the top & tie off.
String the colored pasta onto the yarn that is under the bowl. This is a great fine motor skill activity for your child. Knot at the bottom once you reach your desired length. Use hot glue to secure the knot in place so that it doesn’t unravel. (Hot glue should be operated by an adult)
Hang it outside & enjoy.
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