How Do You Make Pasta Christmas Garland With Kids?
Christmas is a wonderful time to spend making memories with children. Although gifts are soon put away, a memorable activity is something treasured forever. A great way to spend time with children at Christmas is making decorations for the tree, such as a pasta Christmas garland. Gather all the necessary supplies. Select different shapes of pasta. Any pasta with a hole works well. Also get some yarn, a tapestry needle, acrylic paints, paint brushes and a dish of water for rinsing the brush. Spread out newspapers or paper towels on the work surface to make cleanup easy. Give the kids paint brushes and let them paint the pasta shapes. Use any colors at all; there are no rules. Sprinkle on some glitter before the paint dries for a little extra sparkle. Let this dry before continuing. Measure out the desired amount of yarn. Add on extra length for tying off later. Thread the yarn onto the tapestry needle. Slide the first piece of pasta onto the yarn. Go back through the pasta shape a secon