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Spaghetti sensory play for babies
Children of all ages love to get involved in spaghetti play. You can simply colour the wonderful long strands or simply leave them uncoloured. Babies particularly love this type of play and parents don’t have to be too worried if they put it in their mouth as it’s all completely edible!

Honestly, there really is so much learning potential with this activity. Children can pull and tug at the long coloured strands and feel the texture of the spaghetti with their fingers and toes. It’s wonderful as an early fine motor activity for babies and develops sensory awareness.

How to colour spaghetti for play

You will need –

  • dried spaghetti
  • water
  • pot
  • food colouring (optional)
  • towel
Over cook the spaghetti by 3 minutes more than suggested on the packaging. Drain the water and rinse the spaghetti under cold water. Lay it out on a tray and as it cools be sure to shake it apart regularly, separating the strands.
Add two or three drops of food colouring. I suggest you don’t add any more as it may stain little fingers.


You might remember we coloured corn kernels and coloured rice, the colouring process is basically the same. Shake apart the spaghetti as often as required and wait 24 hours for the colouring to set inside the pasta.
Coloured spaghetti for play

Let the fun begin!!!! 
I recommend laying out an old, clean towel or something similar as you can expect the spaghetti stands to spread out over the area you have your child playing. This type of activity is lovely to do outside with your little one on a nice day but can also be done indoors without any problems.
Baby playing with spaghetti

Possum (aged 10 months) found this to be instantly attractive to look and play with. She was possibly drawn to the variety of colours I used and the cool feeling of the spaghetti stands. She was interested from the moment she saw it.outdoor sensory fun for babies using spaghetti

Is there anything better than hearing your little one giggle and giggle and giggle?
We were both in fits of laughter!

edible sensory fun and play for babies using spaghetti

 

Moving inside, Possum began to taste the spaghetti. I love that this is an edible type of sensory activity, which is especially suitable for babies. Of course, you need to actively supervise your child, as with all of my activities and use your own discretion and knowledge of your child’s capabilities.

Somehow in all the wonderful play, a few stands of coloured spaghetti found their way between her toes.
Adorable!
Quite honestly, this is a great sensory activity for children of all ages. Your little one will love it and it’s a great way to expose them to a texture that might not be very familiar to them. Feel free to comment below and let me know your own personal experience of using this type of sensory play with your own child.

Would your child love this type of sensory play? 

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