One of our Summer To-Do List items was 'Make Pasta Necklaces'.
We followed these instructions at Frog, Goose, and Bear for dying the pasta. Princess Pea loved the rainbow colours! (This would have been a great activity to have done at her rainbow birthday party last year!)
We found some nice, satiny ribbon left over from something or other.
Then we tied a loop knot in one end of each length of ribbon, to prevent the first piece of pasta from sliding off.
It was a great fine-motor skills practice activity for Princess Pea.
She was very proud of her creations!
Granny got one for her birthday and proudly (kindly) wore it for our outing to the Discovery Centre!
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These are beautiful! Who needs diamonds when you can have necklaces as stunning as that! ;-) We'll definitely be trying this out soon.
ReplyDelete@Catherine - Yes, the colours turned out really vibrant! (But diamonds are nice, too!) ;-p
ReplyDeleteI love the rainbow colors! What a fun activity to have on your summer list!
ReplyDeleteI love that Grandma is wearing one! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI love all the bright colors! Definitely have this on my to-do list this fall!
ReplyDeleteThey are great, the colors are very nice and bright!
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I love the BIG noodles. Those would make it easier - we've done this, but with smaller ones and Henry struggled so bad with it. And I Love those bright colors!
ReplyDeleteThe colors look fantastic! I love the big pasta as well. We might need to bring these out again soon I think. Thanks for the link!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful gift for Granny. Love your choice of colours too.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the comments! The colour dying method at FG&B is the trick to the vibrant colours - thanks to Emma for sharing it! The big pasta shapes were great for Princess Pea, who gets easily frustrated with fiddly things. This was a good size for her first attempts, as it kept it fun for her. And yes, Granny was a good sport!
ReplyDeleteGreat project for little hands! (Also good for hand eye coordination) Thank you for linking up to The Sunday Showcase.
ReplyDeleteReally fun idea. Thanks for the link to the dying directions.
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