How to Make a Macaroni Necklace
Stringing uncooked macaroni into necklaces can be fun for kids of all ages. It doesn't take much time to prepare and it's an inexpensive craft idea. Kids really enjoy making something they can give as a gift to a parent or a special someone in their lives.
Things You'll Need
- Scissors
- Food coloring
- Yarn or string
- Rubbing alcohol
- Uncooked macaroni
Instructions
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Select one or several shapes of uncooked macaroni. Any type of pasta with a hole in the middle, such as ziti, will work.
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Color the pasta by mixing 5 to 15 drops of food coloring with 1 cup of rubbing alcohol. Then add about 1 cup of the pasta to the mix and stir until it's coated. Take the pasta out of the mixture and let it dry.
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Cut string or colored yarn cut into different lengths. Make sure it's long enough to tie and still fit over an average adult's head. Even if the necklaces are being made by kids, they are likely to give it to a parent to wear.
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Bring everyone to the crafting area and begin to string the pasta onto the yarn. Younger kids might only want to add a couple of pieces of macaroni, which works fine.
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Tie the ends of the yarn together when you've finished stringing the macaroni.
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Tips & Warnings
Before stringing the necklaces, wrap a piece of tape around one end of the yarn to make it stiff. This makes it easier to get the yarn through the macaroni. Also, tie one piece of macaroni at the other end of the yarn. This will keep the pasta from sliding off the yarn.
If you're concerned about the kids gnawing on their necklaces, substitute cereal with a hole in the center for macaroni.
