Vibrant fish
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Flower bouquet
Materials needed
*White chart paper or thick drawing paper
*Uncooked farfalle (bow-tie pasta)
*Poster or food colours
*Paintbrush
*Glue
*Brown paper or a small piece of jute fabric
*Thread or twine
*Pencil
Method
*Paint the pasta in different colours like pink, yellow, orange or green. Let them dry completely.
*On the chart paper, draw a light outline of a bouquet shape.
*Start gluing the painted pasta on the top part of the drawing to make it look like flowers in full bloom.
*Stick a small piece of brown paper or jute at the bottom so that it looks like the bouquet’s wrapping paper. Stick a bow made of thread or twine to finish the bouquet.
*This pasta bouquet can be framed or used as a greeting card.
Vibrant fish
Materials needed
*Chart paper or thick craft paper (green or any bright colour)
*Uncooked pasta in different shapes (spirals, shells, bow-ties, penne, elbow macaroni)
*Poster colours or acrylic paints
*Paintbrush
*Glue
*Scissors
*Black sketch pen
*Googly eye
Method
*Draw a fish shape on the chart paper (as seen in the image) and cut it out. You can ask an adult to help with this if needed.
*Paint the pasta pieces in different bright colours. Leave them aside to dry completely.
*Once dry, stick the pasta onto the fish. Use bow-tie pasta above the tail, penne and shell pasta for the fins, and macaroni for the scales on the body.
*Glue a googly eye near the head, or draw an eye using a black sketch pen on a small round piece of white paper and stick it.
*Add small details like a mouth or scales using the sketch pen. Let everything dry.
*Your pasta fish is ready to decorate your wall.
Pasta necklace
Materials needed
*Uncooked tube-shaped pasta (penne or rigatoni)
*Poster or food colours
*Paintbrush
*Wool or string
*Scissors
*Tape (optional)
Method
*Paint the pasta pieces in bright colours such as red, orange, green or yellow. Leave them aside to dry completely.
*Cut a piece of wool or string to the length you want for a necklace or bracelet.
*To make threading easier, wrap a small piece of tape around one end of the string to form a stiff tip.
*Carefully slide the string through the painted pasta, mixing colours to create fun patterns.
*Once you are happy with the design, tie the ends of the string together securely.
*Your pasta necklace is ready to wear or gift to a friend.