Posts Tagged ‘kindergarten crafts’

Today we dyed pasta to string on neclaces…we are making Mardi Gras beads!  It is easy to do but you need a full 24 hours for the pasta to be ready for use.

What you need:

•   Pasta
• Rubbing Alcohol
• Food Coloring
• Glass Jars

Directions:

1. Pour pasta into the glass jars leaving enough room for the pasta to move around.
2. Add in food coloring (I let the kids do this part so they added quite a bit)
3. Pour in a tablespoon or two of rubbing alcohol-enough to cover the bottom of the jar
4. cover tightly with lids
5. shake jars until pasta is completely covered
6. Leave the jars closed for several hours (we left ours for about 8 hours) making sure to shake them every so often to keep the pasta evenly coated.
7. Pour the pasta out onto paper towels and let dry over night

I am so excited that we tried this and that it was so easy!  I see endless crafting possibilities in our future

***WORD OF CAUTION:  The smell of the Alcohol when the pasta was spread out onto the towels is VERY strong.  I had all of the kitchen windows open and ended up taking them outside for about an hour and then switch the alcohol soaked paper towels for dry ones when I brought them back in.