LEARN to thread

Make lovely noodle chains with the kids. This activity is super for hand-eye coordination.

YOU’LL NEED

• Plastic bowls

• Food colouring

• Dry macaroni or penne pasta

• Glue

• Glitter

• String

THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT

1 Pour about a cup of water into each plastic bowl. Add 10 drops of food colouring – a different colour in each bowl. Mix.

2 Divide the pasta between the bowls, so that the coloured water covers all the pasta.

3 Let it stand for three minutes. The pasta should not go soggy but has to absorb some of the colour.

4 Spread the pasta on kitchen towel to dry. Make sure the pieces don’t touch, otherwise they’ll stick to each other. Leave the coloured pasta in the sun to dry completely.

5 Dab glue onto some of the pieces and roll them in the glitter.

6 Thread the coloured pasta onto the string. Suggest colour patterns, or leave the children to choose their own. ●