This sensory activity is another inexpensive, messy (probably not very sanitary but..), fantastic experience. How often does someone get to take a bath in noodles? Not many, but I bet there have been plenty who have wanted to! This was Hayden's first sensory activity and I think the pictures of his face say it all. He had so much fun squishing, eating, and wiggling around in the cooked pasta and his big brother Andy had fun helping his little brother enjoy the experience.
True, this activity is a mess and I wouldn't recommend letting it go on for too long for sanitary reasons if you're going to let your kid actually submerge their whole body in the noodles. And cooking up that much pasta (I cooked up an entire large bag of spaghetti noodles) takes awhile. But I thought it was absolutely worth it! All you have to do is cook up the pasta, cool it down, and put it in a large container for your kiddo to enjoy. I also added a little warm water to keep the noodles from sticking to each other.
As you can see by the picture, I have kept our baby tub and use it as a sensory tub in many of our activities. But if you don't feel like letting your child actually sit in the pasta but simply use their hands (or toes), you can use a large Tupperware, bowl, or bucket.
For a couple bucks worth of pasta, a little time for set up and clean up, your kids will have a blast getting hands on and messy!
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