Glowing Spaghetti

August 04, 2020

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Play with the rainbow like never before and make glowing spaghetti noodles!

Making rainbow spaghetti is really easy, and there are so many fun ways for kids to play!  Today, we wanted to see if we could dye rainbow noodles that would glow-in-the-dark.  The results were just too fun!  Read on for the easy recipe tutorial. 
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Pasta noodles make a great sensory material for kids.  Sensory materials like this have therapeutic properties, often helping to calm anxious or upset children.  They are also just plain fun!  Read on to see how you can make glowing pasta noodles and use them in play and learning activities.

How to Make Glowing Rainbow Spaghetti

Materials
Method
  • Begin by cooking the desired amount of pasta noodles as instructed on the box. You can use any type of noodle for this. Today, we used spaghetti.
  • Once cooked, strain the noodles and rinse them under cold water until cool. 
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  • Then, divide them into zip-seal bags, using one bag for each color of noodles that you wish to make.
  • Add roughly 1 tablespoon of neon paint to each bag.
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  • Add 2-3 tablespoons of water. This just helps to coat the noodles in color while also allowing you to use less paint.
  • Then, seal the bags tightly and give them to the kids to mix, shake, and knead.
  • Have kids continue to mix the ingredients inside of the bags until all of the noodles are fully saturated in color.
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  • Then, open the bags and allow the noodles to dry for 20-30 minutes.

Glowing Spaghetti Play

  • Pour your glowing spaghetti noodles into a large bin or play container, and the fun can begin!
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  • Rosie and Jewel were in awe over the glowing noodles and played with them for quite some time before we added any other elements to our play bin.
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Extend the Fun
  • Add toys, treasure, alphabet letters, buckets, diggers, glow sticks, and more!
  • Have kids sort the noodles by color.
  • Try painting with glowing spaghetti noodles!
  • Dig for glowing worms. To do this bury glowing spaghetti in dirt, and then send kids digging!
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    Crystal Underwood is the writer and creator of Growing A Jeweled Rose. She has worked extensively with children and strongly believes in the importance of play at the core of early learning. She is passionate about the early years and believes that childhood should be a truly magical time in life. For all the best kids activities connect with Growing a Jeweled Rose below!