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Halloween Worms {Sensory Spaghetti}

October 16, 2014 By Rebecka C. 17 Comments

 

My son is just over a year and not old enough to really help out too much with the big kid crafts so I put together a sensory activity for him and a friend. The boys loved it so much and the older girls couldn’t help but join in on the fun! Sensory Spaghetti (aka Halloween Worms) was a total hit, even the dogs got in on it!

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Not only is it a big hit for different ages, it is super easy to do and totally safe if little ones (or dogs) eat a little of it!

How to Make Sensory Spaghetti – AKA Halloween Worms!

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Here’s what you need:

  • As much spaghetti as you would like to use. I did a whole 1 lb box and there was plenty for all the kids to play with
  • Stove, pot, water, colander – the stuff you need to make the spaghetti
  • Food coloring- I chose red, blue, green and I made a purply black color by mixing the red and blue together
  • Containers to separate the colored pasta in
  • Vegetable oil for appropriate sliminess
  • Any items you want to mix in for more sensory fun such as plastic/rubber bugs and spiders. Just remember to keep them large enough so it’s not a choking hazard!

I promise this is super easy and fast! Boil, cook and drain your pasta to desired “doneness”. Slightly al dente is good so that it won’t fall apart while being played with. You can let it sit in the colander or your separate containers to cool or go ahead and rinse it with cold water if you are in more of a hurry.

Divide up the pasta into as many containers as you have colors chosen.

Pour a drizzle of vegetable oil on. Just enough to coat the pasta enough so that it is slick.

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Put the food dye on. The more drops you use, the more concentrated the color will be! I wanted it to be pretty dark so I put on somewhere between 10-15 drops of each color!

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Add whatever elements you want to use like the rubber bugs

Set out for the kiddos and watch them play away!

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It is good, messy fun so we did outside and a total plus was that I did not notice any of the food dye coming off of the pasta onto the kids hands/clothes/faces!

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It is messy but I did not see any staining which is a big plus in my book!

Happy Halloween!

Check out my other Halloween crafts & recipes:

  • BOO-nilla Halloween Milkshakes!
  • DIY Halloween Paper Wreath
  • Las Vegas Halloween Family Events!

 

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Rebecka C.

Rebecka is a SAHM to 2 beautiful children. Her daughter is 3 and her son 1. She lives in Florida and loves to do arts & crafts with her children. She also owns a wonderful business making dresses, bowties, and more for baby and kids. Elephant Dimples can be found at http://www.etsy.com/shop/elephantdimples and she can be found on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ElephantDimples and Instagram at http://instagram.com/elephantdimples

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Comments

  1. Debbie L. says

    October 16, 2014 at 7:01 pm

    So cute -w hat a fun time playing with the Halloween worms. I would have to keep an eye on Davey & Isa they love pasta – they would eat the worms.

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  2. Krystyn @ Really, Are You Serious? says

    October 16, 2014 at 7:19 pm

    love this. And I like that the color doesn’t come off!

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  3. Jeanine says

    October 17, 2014 at 8:26 am

    So cute and a fun, great idea! My kids
    Would love playing with that… And not as messy as one would think! Great idea!

    Reply
  4. Catherine S says

    October 17, 2014 at 11:12 am

    What different and fun idea. I like that it doesn’t cost much and that the color does come off.

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  5. Pam says

    October 17, 2014 at 1:02 pm

    This looks like a lot of sensory fun for kids and I love that it’s so easy and inexpensive! It’s perfect creepy crawly fun for Halloween!

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  6. Christie says

    October 17, 2014 at 1:34 pm

    Gotta make this for my kids. They would have ooodles of fun!

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  7. Kristin says

    October 17, 2014 at 2:17 pm

    This looks like a lot of fun. I’m sure my little one would love this.

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  8. Debbie Denny says

    October 17, 2014 at 4:49 pm

    That is such a fun idea. Grandkids would love it.

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  9. Elizabeth Ferree says

    October 18, 2014 at 6:05 am

    Looks like a fun afternoon and he had lots of friends to help him enjoy those worms. I was going to ask if the food coloring leaked because that is my biggest issue. Glad to see it didn’t. I’d love to see how mine would react with the squishiness. Another sensory thing we’ve done is make the sensory bottles. Have you tried those?

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  10. Beth@FrugalFroggie says

    October 18, 2014 at 6:17 am

    That looks like fun. I think my kids would really enjoy playing with the Halloween Worms.

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  11. Billie Rowell says

    October 18, 2014 at 11:29 am

    Looks like the kids had a ton of fun making these “worms”.

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  12. Chrystal @ YUM eating says

    October 18, 2014 at 1:58 pm

    Looks like a lot of fun. I think if my mom would have made this for us kids we would be throwing it all over each other LOL 🙂

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  13. Dawn says

    October 18, 2014 at 8:22 pm

    What a neat and safe way for the kids to have a Halloween type thing to do! I love how easy it is to do also!

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  14. Amy Desrosiers says

    October 19, 2014 at 12:03 pm

    Wow, these are super creepy! My kids would love them for sure!

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  15. Melinda says

    October 20, 2014 at 6:30 am

    that looks like fun. you should come link up to my kids in the kitchen linky this week http://lookwhatmomfound.com/2014/10/vanilla-brown-sugar-french-toast.html

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  16. Camesha | Mama Motivator says

    October 24, 2014 at 8:51 am

    That’s really cool! It looks like a fun activity for the kiddos!

    Reply

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