Nursery World - Shape up

Don't eat that pasta - yet! Hilary White offers some artistic uses for a staple food away from the kitchen Available in so many different shapes and sizes, uncooked pasta is a great material for art and craft activities with children. Use what you have in the cupboard or go out searching for shapes such as bows, wheels, shells, spirals and tubes. The possibilities are endless - here's just a few.

Available in so many different shapes and sizes, uncooked pasta is a great material for art and craft activities with children. Use what you have in the cupboard or go out searching for shapes such as bows, wheels, shells, spirals and tubes. The possibilities are endless - here's just a few.

SPAGHETTI TILES

This is a simple technique that gives a surprisingly professional result.

You will need:

spaghetti, snapped into different lengths; a square of stiff card; a square of silver foil, a little larger than the card; ready-mixed paint in a dark colour such as purple; PVA glue; paint brush

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