Things You'll Need:
- Yarn
- Tapestry needle
- Pasta in various shapes
- Paints
- Paint brushes
- Glitter
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Step 1
Gather all the necessary supplies. Select different shapes of pasta. Any pasta with a hole works well. Also get some yarn, a tapestry needle, acrylic paints, paint brushes and a dish of water for rinsing the brush.
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Step 2
Spread out newspapers or paper towels on the work surface to make cleanup easy.
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Step 3
Give the kids paint brushes and let them paint the pasta shapes. Use any colors at all; there are no rules. Sprinkle on some glitter before the paint dries for a little extra sparkle. Let this dry before continuing.
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Step 4
Measure out the desired amount of yarn. Add on extra length for tying off later.
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Step 5
Thread the yarn onto the tapestry needle. Slide the first piece of pasta onto the yarn. Go back through the pasta shape a second time in the same manner to make a loop and pull it tight to hold the pasta on the yarn. This keeps the project from sliding off the yarn. Knot it off, if necessary.
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Step 6
Hold the tapestry needle while letting the kids put the pasta shapes on. Use this as an opportunity to teach smaller children patterns with colors and shapes.
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Step 7
Make another loop through the final piece of pasta just like with the first piece, then tie it off with 1 or 2 knots.
