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Pasta can be used for many fun activities with kids. My kids and I created our own pasta art with these simple ideas.
What is something you always have on hand at your house? In my house, one thing is pasta! We eat A LOT of pasta!
But pasta can be more than a food!
You and your kids can create one (or more) of your own pasta art pieces, too!
Gather Supplies for Your Kids Pasta Art Pieces
There are a lot of pasta varieties available. You can obviously use whatever kind you prefer.
I wanted the kids to have a wide range of pasta shapes and sizes to inspire lots of ideas for their art.
So I chose six different pasta styles.
Choose Pasta Varieties
These are the pasta varieties we used for our art with the kids:
- Cellentani pasta
- Mostaccioli pasta
- Tri-color rotini pasta
- Small shell macaroni pasta
- Large elbow macaroni pasta
- Farfalle bow tie pasta
Gather the Rest of the Supplies
Besides the pasta, I gathered the following supplies:
- Table cover (I use a washable drop cloth)
- Card stock
- Glue (we used Elmer’s school glue and Elmer’s washable clear glue)
- Crayons (optional)
- Markers (optional)
Prepare to Create Pasta Art with Your Kids
Next, I covered my table with a washable drop cloth.
Then, I poured a little bit of each noodle variety into different bowls with clean hands.
I didn’t want to waste all of the pasta!
As a side note, this activity reminded me of the book Create Pasta Art with Your Kids
My daughters laid the pasta on the card stock to create their artwork.
Then my kids glued the pasta on to the card stock to create the art idea they had in mind.
We found it was easier to put the glue directly on to the card stock.
And then we set the noodle in the puddle of glue.
I wasn’t sure how well the noodles would actually stick to the card stock.
The kids have used glue in the past for pasta arts and crafts that didn’t work well.
This time, one of my daughters used Elmer’s clear glue.
My other daughter used Elmer’s white school glue.
I was very happy to see that both glues worked great for my kids in this pasta art project.
And they both dried clear.
At one point, my daughter commented, “I think it’s made more of glue than noodles.” So, maybe using lots of glue is helpful.
Although, it is possible to use too much glue!
This is what happened when I turned my back for a few minutes.
Yes, my daughter glued the pasta to her hand on purpose!
It reminded me of the book Finish Pasta Art Kids Can Make
Here are my kids’ finished pasta art projects before the
As soon as my girls finished one pasta art piece, they had ideas to make another.
I also joined the fun.
Who says parents can’t do the craft, too?
The bow tie pasta made cute butterflies! I drew little marks on the noodles with markers to add a little color.
My kids had the ideas to help me find pasta to add a sun and some grass to my art piece.
And here are their second finished pasta artworks.
As I had said before, it is importanthttps://handsonaswegrow.com/kids-art-projects/ to let the glue dry completely.
We let the kids pasta art dry overnight.
Then, we hung the finished masterpieces on a wall using painter’s tape.
Try Another Pasta Activity
If you are looking for more pasta fun, make sure to check out one of the following activities.
- Pasta Sensory Bin Activity for Free Play Exploration
- Learn to Write Your Name with Spaghetti Letters
- Random Art with Spaghetti
- Easy DIY Pasta Stamps
- Basic Cereal Threading Pasta Activity for Toddlers
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