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Easy Crafts for Toddlers: Painting Pasta Necklaces

I’ll admit, when all of the news about Covid-19 started to hit, I got a little spooked and bought a bunch of extra dried foods to fill up our pantry. This included loooots of dried beans and pasta and all the chocolate chips because, desperate times, ya know? So, now that we are deep into self isolating, we are doing our best to make everything stretch so that we don’t have to go to the store as often. This means that we are dipping into that same pantry, not only to make dinner, but to make crafts! You might have seen our post earlier in the week where we made art from dried beans, and today we are toddler crafting at another level – we’re painting pasta necklaces!

Easy Crafts for Toddlers: Painting Pasta Necklaces + a tutorial featured by Top US Craft Blog + The Pretty Life Girls

I really like this method for coloring pasta because it allows the adult to be in control and make a lot at once so your kiddo only has to decorate them. Plus, this makes a lot of pasta that you can save for other projects later! Here is how you make them:

Supplies for Painting Pasta Necklaces

Dried pasta
Paint + Brushes
Ziplock bags
String
Parchment paper

Tips for Painting Pasta Necklaces

Easy Crafts for Toddlers: Painting Pasta Necklaces + a tutorial featured by Top US Craft Blog + The Pretty Life Girls

Step 1: Place a portion of pasta in a ziplock bag with a squirt of paint. Seal the bag and work it through in your hands until the pasta is coated in paint.

Easy Crafts for Toddlers: Painting Pasta Necklaces + a tutorial featured by Top US Craft Blog + The Pretty Life Girls

Step 2: Lay out some parchment paper on a flat surface. Pour the painted pasta onto the surface to dry.

Easy Crafts for Toddlers: Painting Pasta Necklaces + a tutorial featured by Top US Craft Blog + The Pretty Life Girls

Step 3: Once the pasta has dried completely, let your child decorate the colored pasta using more paint and a brush. Or, simply let them move on to the next step if you want to make your life extra easy!

Easy Crafts for Toddlers: Painting Pasta Necklaces + a tutorial featured by Top US Craft Blog + The Pretty Life Girls

Step 4: Cut a length of string to put the noodles on. Tie a noodle on the end of the string to keep them from falling off while tiny hands are working.

Step 5: Tie off the necklace and enjoy!

Easy Crafts for Toddlers: Painting Pasta Necklaces + a tutorial featured by Top US Craft Blog + The Pretty Life Girls

That’s it! Such a fun and simple craft, all using supplies you likely have in your home right now. And there are so many other kiddo crafts you can do with the leftover pasta, from gluing it to paper to make shapes or stringing it up to make a colorful mobile. (See an example here with our painted pasta Easter eggs!)

Easy Crafts for Toddlers: Painting Pasta Necklaces + a tutorial featured by Top US Craft Blog + The Pretty Life Girls

What are your favorite simple kid crafts? We’d love to hear them!

Easy Crafts for Toddlers: Painting Pasta Necklaces + a tutorial featured by Top US Craft Blog + The Pretty Life Girls

Happy making!
xo, Liz


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  • Jennifer HockenberryOctober 25, 2021 - 5:32 am

    Such cute ideas! My two little girls, my husband and myself are all home with covid and I’m trying to find some fun things for us to do together while not getting out much. Thank you for the pretty suggestions!ReplyCancel

    • prettylifegirlsOctober 25, 2021 - 8:22 am

      Oh no! We’re so sorry to hear that! We hope you are all feeling ok!ReplyCancel