You will not let kids play with raw meat and make a meat dress for a doll (hello Jana Sterbak and Lady gaga). You will however provide dry noodles for safely making playful jewelry.
Noodle jewels have been around for generations. It is fun and combined with other materials, like beads, fabric, dye, and pompoms, it can get wildly creative.
You will find a simple method to dye your noodles in this Youtube video: How to dye Pasta Noodles for Craft. See great models published by Mum’s Grapevine, an Australian blog.
Interestingly, while children have been emulating grown ups’ jewelry, a jeweler has in turn emulated children’s love for noodle art. Check out this commercial collection of “real” jewels: Al Dente – Delicacies Jewelry. This company runs a philanthropic program for the fight against hunger.
Finally, as one of our Pinterest albums goes “Do play with your food.
