Pasta sculptures on twigs
Pair playdough, pasta and a bunch of twigs. Stand the twigs in playdough and stack pasta tubes on them for cool sculptures.
Idea from Suzie's Home Education Ideas
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By TurkeyMom · March 2015
Ages2–5 yrs
Ideas10
From6 blogs
Leveleasy
MessLow
Works for1:1 · Small group · Class
Ten ways to combine two versatile materials, playdough and colored pasta: build structures and rainbows, make sculptures and dinosaur skeletons, play matching games, thread and trace letters. Each idea is credited to the blog that shared it.
⚠️ Safety first
- Dry pasta, beads and other small pieces are choking hazards. Supervise toddlers closely and keep small parts away from kids who still mouth things.
- Playdough and pasta are usually wheat-based. Check for gluten allergies.
- Twigs, spaghetti strands and pipe cleaner ends can poke. Supervise and check sticks for sharp points.
- Dyed pasta can transfer color to hands and surfaces.
Before the kids arrive
- Dye pasta ahead of time if you want rainbow colors (see the author's "How to dye pasta" tutorial at How to Dye Pasta).
10 ideas
Build pasta structures
Use balls of playdough as connectors to build houses and frames from tube pasta: engineering for kids.
by Fun Littles
Build a pasta rainbow
Build a rainbow arch with playdough, colored pasta and pipe cleaners.
by Fun Littles
Dinosaur skeleton
Have fun creating a dinosaur skeleton by pressing pasta shapes into flattened playdough.
by PreKinders
Pasta shape matching game
A fun learning activity: press pasta shapes into playdough, then match each pasta to its print.
Idea from Kids Activities Blog
Toddler color matching
A toddler friendly color matching game: stick pasta into the playdough of the same color.
Idea from Fun Littles
Spaghetti and bead fine motor play
Stand uncooked spaghetti in playdough and thread small beads onto the strands for fine motor fun.
by Happy Hooligans
Pasta threading
Use colored pasta and playdough to set up a threading activity for fine motor skills.
Idea from Powerful Mothering
Trace letters with pasta
Roll playdough into letters and numbers, then trace them by pressing pasta along the shape.
Idea from Fun Littles
Invitation to play
A super fun and simple idea: set out playdough with a tray of colored pasta and let kids poke, press and create.
by Laughing Kids Learn
Tips
- Playdough is versatile. So is colored pasta. Combine these two fab materials for a bunch of fantastic kids activities.from the author
- The color matching game is toddler friendly. Perfect for toddlers.from the author
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