dyed pasta

I have mentioned previously that I have been wanting to put together activities for Makenzie to do. When looking for ideas I came across dyed pasta and thought there would be a lot of things to do with them. So I bought a few different types of pasta and a bunch of food coloring. The process of dying the pasta was really simple. It did take a lot longer than I thought to dry (like 24 hours longer).

I can't find the tutorial I used, but here's what I did. I put 2 tablespoons vinegar and 7 drops food coloring in a ziploc bag and mixed together. I then added about 1 cup of pasta and mixed until the pasta was coated with the color. I then set the bags on the table for a couple of hours to let the color absorb. After a few hours I opened up the bags to allow the pasta to dry overnight. This is where I ran into problems. The pasta didn't dry very well so I ended up pouring the pasta out on paper towels and let them dry for the whole day. I think it was the next day that I was able to put them away because they were dry.



I made quite a bit so I have them for several activities. So far we have just made necklaces with some of them. Makenzie loved putting them on a string and then wearing the finished product. I plan on using them for some sorting activities (sort by color or shape) and to make pictures by gluing them on paper. Hopefully they'll provide hours of fun and learning!