This sensory activity was so fun! Rosie and Jewel loved playing in the spooky spaghetti noodles and could not stop laughing. Read on to see how you can make your own goblin guts at home.
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How to Make Halloween Spaghetti
Materials
- Cooked noodles
- Food coloring
- Cooking oil
- Spiders, eyeballs, rats, and anything you think would make a good goblin guts.
- Wrapped candy (optional)
Method
- Begin by cooking spaghetti noodles over the stove-top as you normally would.
- Drain the noodles and run them under cold water.
- Once the noodles are cool toss them in a bit of cooking oil to prevent sticking.
- Then, add them to a zip-seal bag. This makes coloring the noodles much easier.
- Add several drops of green food coloring.
- Seal the bag. Then, hand it off to the kids to mix.
- Have them continue to mix the contents inside of the bag until the noodles are fully saturated in color.
- Transfer the noodles into a sensory bin or container.
- Allow 10-15 minutes for the noodles to dry.
- Then, play can begin!
Goblin Guts Play
I hid eyeballs, spiders, and all sorts of other fun treasures in our spooky, Halloween spaghetti.
Rosie and Jewel loved hunting for them!
I also hid a few pieces of wrapped candy as a special surprise. Rosie and Jewel had so much fun and played & played!
Extend the Fun
- Make glow-in-the-dark spaghetti.
- Make rainbow spaghetti.
- Use pasta to make jewelry.
- Play with dirt and worms.
- Dye pasta noodles using Kool-aid.
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Storage & Tips:
- Once play time is over you can store your guts in a zip-seal bag in the refrigerator for up to one week.
- We pulled our goblin guts out a few more times, and they were even more fun COLD!
- If you are worried about kids hands getting stained during play I recommend using washable liquid water colors to color the noodles. You can buy the brand we use online here.
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