Learning how to make dyed spaghetti is a fun kids food craft activity that you can eat after! Be sure to read the tips for coloring spaghetti noodles in the post, so scroll up!
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Additional Time10 minutesmins
Total Time25 minutesmins
Course: Lunch
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8
Calories: 96kcal
Author: LittleCooksReadingBooks.com
Ingredients
16ouncebox of dried spaghettithe regular spaghetti noodles, not angel hair pasta noodles
Gel food coloringcolors of choice
Pasta sauce of choiceoptional
Parmesan cheeseoptional
Instructions
Cook spaghetti noodles al dente (around 8-10 minutes) according to package directions.
Drain noodles in colander and set aside to cool slightly.
Portion noodles into resealable plastic bags. You will have as many resealable bags of pasta as colors you want to make. For example, we made six colors so we had six bags of pasta.
Each bag is for one food coloring. Add 10-20 drops of food coloring. Seal the bag and let kids gently move the pasta around until all noodle pasta is colored. Add more food coloring, if needed.
Repeat with each pasta bag until you have all the spaghetti dyed the colors you want.
Remove pasta from bags and arrange on a plate. (We made rainbow pasta, so we arranged ours in a rainbow.) Let sit and allow food colored pasta to dry.*
If needed, warm in microwave and then top with favorite spaghetti sauce and/or parmesan cheese. Serve and watch the smiles!
Store leftover colored spaghetti in an airtight container for up to a week.
Notes
*Allowing the colored pasta to sit for a few minutes and "dry" will make the colors less likely to smear and be messy pasta!