Macaroni crown

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This project can be made as simply as you like – you don't have to die the pasta. You can also make multiple different colours to make a rainbow crown. Great for dress ups.

Material

macaroni pieces
fishing line
food colouring
glitter

Method

Die the macaroni by placing drops of food colouring into a sealable bag with the macaroni. Shake until the pasta is evenly covered. Sprinkle loose glitter in and shake again. Allow to dry.
Measure your child's head to determine how long the fishing line should be. Cut accordingly.
Tie a knot in the end of the line and let your child thread the macaroni pasta on.

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This project was posted by:

- mom19782016
- 11 Jan 2016
  1:23 pm

26 Comments

- - Kate Sander said
  - 16 Oct 2021
    9:22 pm
This is a great idea for my niece and nephew to do and I love how creative it is with the way the pasta is put together and they can choose their own colours.

- - mom152736 said
  - 12 Aug 2019
    1:21 pm
oh perfect! this is soo goooooooodddd

- - mggarner said
  - 28 Aug 2018
    8:46 pm
I think you mean Dye the pasta not die ha ha

- - mom81879 said
  - 20 Apr 2017
    8:04 am
So many crafty uses for uncooked pasta. I know I always had a lot of fun with my kids and raw pasta
- kjgarner replied
  
  19 Jun 2018 , 8:51 pm
  It is very creative and cute
  - kjgarner replied
    
    20 Jun 2018 , 1:56 pm
    
    Elsa and Anna fan’s would love this one
- - mom112217 said
  - 07 Oct 2016
    1:50 pm
Very creative and cost effective! Thanks.

- - mom111059 said
  - 08 Jul 2016
    3:50 pm
Great idea. Thank you

- - katith21 said
  - 08 May 2016
    11:47 pm
My Miss 4 (nearly 5) is going to love making this. Anything bling and shes there
- mom19782016 replied
  
  23 Oct 2016 , 12:52 pm
  Mine too. The glitter was her idea.
- - pakeko said
  - 27 Apr 2016
    8:22 pm
Such a great craft idea and my little girl will love making it

- - mom71670 said
  - 31 Mar 2016
    8:15 pm
I’ll tuck this away for when my daughter is older, she’ll just tear it off at the moment.

- - Kate Sander said
  - 23 Mar 2016
    4:09 am
Wow, that looks pretty and colourful. It took a few seconds to see/realise they were upside down and right side up.

- - curlytops said
  - 01 Feb 2016
    9:50 am
queen for the day! How cute.

- - mom62624 said
  - 26 Jan 2016
    11:30 am
A wonderful idea; thanks!.

- - mom165081 said
  - 23 Jan 2016
    7:57 pm
this is an amazing effect from such simple and accessible objects – certainly beats the old threaded necklaces!

- - mom90758 said
  - 22 Jan 2016
    12:33 pm
It’s really a neat job. What a wonderful idea. I used to make different projects with pasta when I was a child. And with pegs too. Simple and nice!!

- - cherz said
  - 19 Jan 2016
    10:02 pm
I am wondering how you actually get the pasta to stay one up and one down.
but hey your photo looks awesome and pasta threading really is great fun.
thanks heaps.
- june11 replied
  
  15 Feb 2016 , 9:00 am
  I think they have used pasta known as Elbows as they are that shape.
  I would still try natural food colouring, maybe just leave it in for longer. That way if they put in their mouths (like some kids do) they are not absorbing toxins. For that reason and others I would not use glitter. It sometimes falls off when it dries. You do not want the kids to get it in their eyes. It can make a mess of their hair too. Not sure I like fishing line though. Thinking of trying something else.
- - mom94125 said
  - 13 Jan 2016
    11:39 am
cheers for posting this cool idea. i am sure that my kids will love it. i just need to get some food colouring.
- clairejay replied
  
  13 Jan 2016 , 9:20 pm
  I’d avoid usual the natural food colourings as their colours are not as vibrant.
- - mom94125 said
  - 12 Jan 2016
    12:50 pm
wow this is really easy and you could have fun picking out the colours with the kids

- - rachelvk said
  - 12 Jan 2016
    12:24 pm
A very cute and easy craft project. Thanks for sharing.

- - mom93821 said
  - 11 Jan 2016
    8:40 pm
A very cute and creative little crown – thanks for sharing another pretty project.
- mom93821 replied
  
  13 Jan 2016 , 9:08 pm
  A good activity for a play date or party.
  - mom19782016 replied
    
    17 Oct 2020 , 5:31 pm
    
    Yes I could totally see this as a craft activity at a little kids party