Spaghetti painting is a fun and tactile activity for children and, as we have been discussing colours a lot lately, I thought this would be a great, and very messy, way of enhancing colour awareness.
I squeezed some paints into a baking tray and, discussing the colours, the children helped mix the paint with the spaghetti. The children initially picked up the spaghetti cautiously, feeling the slimy texture and then looking at the paint on their hands. Some were keener to have messy hands that others!
After showing the boys how to place the spaghetti on the paper to make patterns they both joined in. They worked out that by bashing the spaghetti they made bigger marks which was thoroughly entertaining and produced some lovely colourful results.
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