The babies had a blast playing with the pasta and playing with each other! They couldn't resist having a taste, some a single strand and others, a mouth full. The group started out gingerly touching the pasta, but in very little time they were playing with gusto!
Playing with cooked and coloured spaghetti is an inexpensive way to have some good sensory fun with our little ones. I have enjoyed this activity with babies as young as 5 months, but also with my 3.5 year old. It looks like it would be a messy activity, but it isn't!
This is how you do it:
Boil 1lb of spaghetti in a large pot. Once it is cooked, drain it and separate into a couple of bowls; Add about 1/2 tsp oil to each bowl and some Wilton gel food colouring (start with a small dab, add more if needed). The oil helps keep the colour from running onto clothes (though make sure to use a spoon while you are mixing the colour into the spaghetti!). Aside from being a tad oily, no colour leaked onto clothing or hands! We used a plastic table cloth on the kitchen floor and added some toys and tools for fun.
Looking forward to our next Baby Sensory group!! Hope to see you there!
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