You will need: pencil cardboard coloured and uncoloured pasta shapes gold or silver spray paint, if desired newspaper, if desired ribbon PVA glue hole puncher scissors Step 1 Draw Christmas shapes onto the cardboard. Step 2 Adult: cut out shapes. Glue several identical shapes together for added strength. Punch or make hole in one end of shape. Step 3 Glue pasta onto one side. If desired, pasta can be glued onto other side. Other appropriate collage materials may be used. Allow glue to dry. Step 4 Adult: if desired, spray ornaments with gold or silver paint. Spread newspaper in well-ventilated area. Lay ornament on newspaper, spray with paint and allow to dry. Step 5 Thread ribbon through hole and hang ornament on tree. To make coloured pasta shapes: Wearing gloves, place food colouring or vegetable dye (start with 1/8 teaspoon) into cold water. Place pasta into the dye, swish it around and remove quickly before it becomes sticky. Spread on a thick wad of newspaper. As it is drying, run your hand over pasta to keep it from adhering to the newspaper.
Pasta ornaments
You will need: pencil cardboard coloured and uncoloured pasta shapes gold or silver spray paint, if desired newspaper, if desired ribbon PVA...
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