Activity: Noodle Art

  • Date: 2/5/2012, by Autourina Mains
  • Age Group(s): Preschool
  • Estimated Duration: 30 minutes
  • Development Areas: Cognitive Development, Motor Skills, Social-Emotional, Language, Early Literacy
  • Materials Needed: Cooked spaghetti noodles, construction paper
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Cook some spaghetti noodles, drain them and let them cool. Give your preschooler a large piece of construction paper or card stock and a small bowl full of cooked noodles. Let the child create designs on the paper with the noodles. He can write his name, or create a flower, design a house, etc. Let it dry and hang up for creative art display.