Toddler Activities Using Pasta
Toddler Activities: Hands on Fun with Colored Pasta. Create pictures, necklaces, collages...great fun for all ages.
DESCRIPTION
Using brightly colored pasta, create many craft projects...use your imagination! See Colored Pasta for the directions on how to dye pasta.
Stringing
MATERIALS
Braiding Cord (for stringing beads)
STEPS
- Have your child sort into muffin tins either by color or by type of pasta. For young toddlers, sort by color and pick only two or three colors to work with.
- Lay out a pattern to string or have your child pick freely.
- Tie one end of cord in a slip knot or tie to one piece of pasta in an easily removeable single knot.
- For very young toddler you might try using a pipe cleaner to string pasta. Bend pipe cleaner in a L shape leaving about 1-2 inches bent at the bottom to
keep pasta from slipping off.
- Tie in a double knot when finished. If the knot is slipping, put a tiny drop of craft glue on the knot.
Simple Designs
MATERIALS
1 Sheet Construction Paper, cardstock or xerox paper.
Pencil
Elmers or craft glue
Colored Pasta
STEPS
- Have your child sort into muffin tins either by color or by type of pasta. For young toddlers sort by color and pick only two or three colors to work with.
- Print out a picture or draw a simple one with large basic shapes. We printed out a picture on xerox paper and it worked fine.
- Talk about the different shapes.
- Put glue on a section at a time. Place pasta on glue. Let dry flat.
Making Pictures
MATERIALS
1 Sheet Construction Paper, cardstock or xerox paper.
Pencil
Elmers or craft glue
Colored Pasta
STEPS
- Have your child sort into muffin tins either by color or by type of pasta. For young toddlers sort by color and pick only two or three colors to work with.
- Discuss shapes and how you could use them to make trees, flowers, butterflies etc.
- Other ideas might be their name, free form design or patterns.
- Help your child place glue directly on the pasta if he/she requires.
- Create picture and let dry.
EDUCATIONAL NOTE
A perfect opportunity to discuss colors, sort shapes, learn about patterns, develop fine motor skills.
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