Materials Needed:
- Macaroni Noodles
- Rubbing Alcohol
- Food Coloring
- Ziploc Baggie or Bowls
- Yarn
Instructions:
Note: Give yourself plenty of time for this craft! It can take hours for the noodles to reach the desired color, and it can take the macaroni up to 24 hours to dry. And... please do not do this craft without an adults help!
First we want to color the noodles red and blue. Use one baggie or bowl for each color you desire. Place the desired number of noodles in the baggie or bowl. Pour on enough rubbing alcohol so all the noddles are covered. Add a generous amount of one color of food coloring to the baggie or bowl of alcohol and noodles. Put these aside and let them sit until they are the desired color (this can take hours - the longer they sit the brighter the colors). Once the noodles have reached the desired color, remove them from the baggie or bowl and lay them in a single layer on paper towels to dry.
Once your noodles are dry, your are ready to create Native American styled jewelry! Cut lengths of string for necklaces, bracelets, anklets, rings - anything you want (cut a little extra for tying)! Start out by tying a noodle to the end of a piece of yarn to get you started, and then string the other noodles on. Be creative! Make different color patterns. Once you are done, tie the ends of the string together.
If you are really feeling creative, use acrylic paints and a paint brush to hand paint small designs on your noodles!
- A helpful hint shared by Rose H. - "I made Several Pounds of the Noodle Beads this week for Kindergarten and First Grade classes at my son's school. To speed up the drying time, I spread them out on cookie sheets lined with paper towels, THEN, I set them on the top rack of the Dishwasher and turned on the Drying Cycle. Within an hour, each batch dried. They turned out beautiful."
