Coloring Pasta- made easy!

This is an activity that I'm doing with my kids at home, and thought I'd share with my students as well! My oldest son just graduated Pre-K and my twins are 3 years old. In other words, they all need something to keep their interest!

Science- making solutions/ color creations
Skill- patterns/ sorting/ hand-eye coordination
Pinterest link- {HERE} 

What you need:

 Pasta (1 cup per bag)

rubbing alcohol (2 tbs per bag)

food coloring (3-4 drops per bag)

sandwich bags (1 bag per color)

measuring cup/ spoon

cookie sheet to dry pasta

Step 1- Mix 2tbs rubbing alcohol and food coloring in a baggie. 

My daughter chose pink. (red food coloring)

Step 2- Add 1 cup of pasta into the baggie and shake the baggie to coat all the pasta. 

My son noticed that he got green pasta when he really wanted blue. Well, yellow pasta and blue food coloring make green! Next time, we'll add more blue coloring and see if that helps. 

Step 3- Spread the pasta on a cookie sheet to dry.  

It needs at least an hour to dry, but the blog I used said she let it dry overnight. I let it dry during lunch and nap time. 

After they all dried, I put it all into baggies. You can use this pasta in art projects, making jewelry (like in our Kwanza celebration), sorting activities, making patterns, practicing math facts... anything! Just don't eat it!!

I miss you all and I hope you're enjoying your summer! Keep checking the blog, you never know what you're going to find!