Pasta Art

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Cook up some kooky noodle pictures with a handful of pasta.

Tips
Add a bit of food coloring to the boiling water for bright-hued noodles.

Prep Time: Under 1 hour
What you need:
	Spaghetti noodles Cooking oil Construction paper Butter knife Waxed paper
Seasons: Year round
Materials: food items, paper
Instructions:
1.	Toss pasta (a handful for each child) into a pot of boiling water. Add a tablespoon of cooking oil to keep it from clumping together. Cook until the pasta is soft but not mushy. Drain and rinse with cold water so that it will be cool enough to handle.
2.	Shape the pasta into flowers and faces or stretch them into scenic landscapes. For varying lengths, kids can cut the spaghetti with a butter knife before pressing it onto the page.
3.	To keep a favorite picture, cover it with waxed paper and top with a heavy book so that it will dry flat. The pasta will adhere even after it hardens.

Variations
If you're out of spaghetti, try using other pasta shapes. (Cook them all in the same pot.) Make a poodle out of elbow macaronis, for example, or a fire truck from a lasagna noodle and wagon wheels.