{Pasta Necklace by Mia, Age 4} |
- tube shaped pasta
- food coloring
- bowls
- water
- vinegar
- spoon or slotted spoon
- tin foil
- cookie sheets
- zippered baggies
- You will need one cup of water in a bowl per color of pasta you wish to dye.
- Add 2 tablespoons of vinegar and food coloring. (The directions I found online call for about 20 drops of liquid color, but I used gel food coloring and just used a spoon to blend each color.)
- Add pasta to the liquid mixture and let soak for about 20-30 minutes. (I used one cup of Ditalini, a short tube-shaped pasta for each color: pink, blue, green, and yellow, but other types of pasta such as macaroni, penne, rigatoni, and wagon wheels will also work if you are planning to use them as beads.)
- Remove pasta from bowls and set on foil-lined trays. (I used a slotted spoon for this.) Discard dye or use to make coffee filter carnations. Allow pasta to dry over night.
- Store dried pasta in zippered baggies.
- previously dyed pasta
- yarn, string, ribbon, etc.
- scissors
- tape (optional)
- cookie sheet or tray (optional)
- Cut a length of yarn (or ribbon or string) and tie a knot on one end, making sure that it is large enough to prevent pasta from slipping off. (Tip: I like to actually make a small circle on the end before knotting and then use this as a place to secure the necklace when it is finished.)
- If desired, wrap a small section of tape around the opposite end of the yarn so that it resembles the end of a shoe lace. This prevents the yarn from fraying when you thread the beads.
- Thread beads onto necklace as desired. (Tip: I have found that placing a few beads onto a tray-- or cookie sheet if you don't have a tray-- is helpful. It gives you or your child a large enough area to work on, but it prevents the beads from rolling all over the place and making a mess. You can also store works in progress directly on the tray.)
- Once your necklace is complete, tie off the end to the desired length and trim off excess yarn if necessary.
- Wear your dyed pasta necklace or give it away, perhaps for Mother's Day.
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