Colored & Glittered Pasta Pumpkins for Halloween

What is it about glitter that makes everything you add it to

look so pretty, sparkly & cheerful?!

We used those sparkly pasta wheels pictured above to make pumpkins!

Cute, right?!

Here's what we did:

Craft: Colored Pasta Pumpkins w/Glitter

What You Need:

pasta wheel

macaroni

green food coloring

red & yellow food coloring - to make orange

alcohol

glue

card stock - for background

2 plastic ziploc bags

glitter - (optional but oh so sparkly!)

Prep: Color Your Pasta

 To make your stem - 

1. Add a few drops of green food coloring & alcohol inside a ziploc bag.

2. Add macaroni & shake to mix well.

3. Place on paper towels and glitter as desired & allow to air dry.

To make your pumpkin:

1. Add a few drops of alcohol with yellow food coloring & mix w/a drop of red to make orange. 

2. Add pasta wheels & shake to mix well.

3. Place on paper towels and glitter as desired and allow to air dry.

*Adding glitter while the pasta is wet will help it stick*

Once your pasta is dry you are ready to make your pumpkin!

What We Did:

1. Start by drawing a glue outline of your pumpkin (minus the stem).

2. Add pasta wheels fitting them as close together as possible.

3. draw a stem with your glue and add macaroni to complete.

The Oldest Diva made 1 large pumpkin 

while the Littlest Diva made 3 smaller ones.

It was a quick craft that both girls enjoyed 

and we now have fun sparkly pumpkins to display!

What We Read:

 Do you have a favorite pumpkin craft or book?

Bern