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DIY Paint Pasta Necklace Craft For Kids!

August 24, 2010 by Heather 6 Comments

DIY Paint Pasta Necklace Craft

A fun and easy craft for all age levels! Make this DIY Paint Pasta Necklace Craft For Kids! This craft idea might seem simple, but your kids will love it! This is a great craft for your kids to make gifts for their loved ones.

pasta necklaceSo my son LOVES to paint. My daughter is less than enthused over painting, but my son would paint all day long if I let him (let’s face it though, painting requires a lot of vigilance and sometimes the dishes need to get done, blogs need to be posted, kids need to be fed…).

Painting on paper is fun, but painting on something out of the ordinary is EXTRA fun for a 3 year old.

Today I decided that I wanted something that would require a bit more precision and use of fine motor skills rather than broad brush strokes. So I pulled out the pasta!

Related: DIY Make Your Own  Play Dough Recipe

To make these diy paint pasta necklaces, you don’t need much in the way of supplies, and most likely you already have everything on hand:

Supplies:
*Yarn
*Paint (I used the Dixie cups to pour the paint into) You could use my diy make your own paint recipe for this!
*Paintbrushes or qtips (I like q-tips for this project because it allows for more precision with little hands, but always be careful when giving q-tips to kids!)
*Pasta (penne or ziti work best, penne has those neat grooves though!)
*Knitting needle (not pictured above…pictured later)

Start off by showing your little one how to paint the pasta. Give them a few to paint and let them have at it

Next let the pasta dry. My little guy did not want to stop painting so I handed him some paper and let him paint away while the pasta dried.

Once the pasta dries, cut a piece of yarn long enough to easily slip on and off over your child’s head. Thread the yarn through the yarn needle.

Take one piece of pasta and push over the needle and toward the end, leaving a bit of a tail. Tie the tail with the remaining yarn on the other side like this:

Make sure the needle is threaded through the yarn and hand your anxious child the needle (soft plastic only!!!) and show them how to thread the pasta onto the yarn. Depending on their age and dexterity, you might have to help a lot or a little with this.

My little guy had no problem putting the pasta on the needle, but he needed a bit of help knowing when to change his hands from below the pasta to above so he could slide it down.

When your little one is done, tie a loose knot at the end and slip it over their head (always watch your child when they are wearing anything around their neck and don’t allow them to wear this or any necklace unsupervised!).
Of course, my son refused to wear it. Tried to get my daughter to wear it and she wasn’t too pleased either.

At least we had fun making it!

You can find this and other arts and crafts in the tab on top of my blog labeled DIY Arts and Crafts

If you make this diy paint pasta necklace, let me know! And if you blog about it, link me! It’s not exactly a new concept, but it’s a lot of fun!

Filed Under: Crafts & DIY Tagged With: Articles, craft, kids, paint, Tot Tuesday

Comments

  1. Crunchy Beach Mama says

    August 24, 2010 at 12:07 pm

    You are such a fun mommy! 🙂 Found you from Hop and am following…

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  2. Autumn Bradshaw says

    August 24, 2010 at 12:11 pm

    What a creative idea! Looks like your kiddos loved their new activity. I will definitely be trying that out with my wee one when she gets a little bigger. Thanks so much for sharing!

    Reply
  3. Heather says

    August 24, 2010 at 12:44 pm

    Aww thanks! I look forward to sharing more of our arts and craftsy type stuff in the future!

    Reply
  4. Amy says

    August 24, 2010 at 12:49 pm

    Thanks for following my blog! I'm now following you back!

    Reply
  5. Katie Roberts says

    August 24, 2010 at 2:46 pm

    Looks like Noah had a great time!

    Reply
  6. Shanti says

    August 24, 2010 at 4:04 pm

    Hi…I do this too with my son too…It is so much fun…Now following you on Tuesday Blog Hop. Hope you'll visit my blog and follow me too:)
    http://purelyforfun.blogspot.com

    Reply

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