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Spooky Noodles Sensory Activity

by Angela Thayer 8 Comments

Here’s a super fun sensory activity that’s great to do for Halloween or any time of the year!

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We LOVED playing with these soft, squishy noodles. All 3 of my boys enjoyed getting their hands in the noodles. And a few were eaten, too!

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These noodles are so much fun to hold and slip through your fingers!

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And tongs are super fun to use with them!

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Materials Needed:

  • spaghetti noodles
  • food coloring
  • olive oil
  • Ziploc bag

Here’s how you make them:

  1. Cook the spaghetti noodles according to the directions on the box.
  2. After they are cooked, drain the water and rinse with cool water.
  3. Coat the noodles with olive oil (but you don’t need a lot!).
  4. Divide the noodles into Ziploc bags for different colors.
  5. Drop food coloring into the bag of noodles and mix around.
  6. Let it sit in for a few minutes.
  7. Pour them into a bin and let the kids play with them!

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You can also add some fake eyeballs to the noodles!

After you play with them, you can keep them in the refrigerator for about a week to play with them later. Hope you’ll enjoy this activity as much as we did!

If you like this activity, you’ll want to check out my rainbow noodles with printable shape cards!

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Comments

  1. Lilia davari says
    October 9, 2016 at 7:54 pm

    Great ideas!!!!!!

    Reply
  2. Jo says
    October 30, 2018 at 11:36 am

    Cool! Does the food dye spread to hands etc ?

    Thanks

    Reply
    • Angela Thayer says
      October 31, 2018 at 5:46 pm

      Nope, it doesn’t!

      Reply
  3. Jenn says
    October 22, 2019 at 7:19 pm

    I think I will bring this is my classroom the week of Halloween in my sand and water table. What a fun activity for Halloween. But I have a kid in my classroom who puts EVERYTHING in his mouth. Don’t think he will be gone to the special education classroom before Halloween. It’s food, who cares.

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  4. Missy says
    October 30, 2019 at 12:27 pm

    Hi, Did you make this? I love this idea, but it’s too late to do it for Halloween this year. I was thinking about making red and green for Christmas later this year. I am wondering if it lasted all week in your sensory table.

    Reply
    • Angela Thayer says
      November 1, 2019 at 7:05 am

      Hi! Yes, we’ve made this several times. It does last for several days, but I would keep it in the refrigerator in between playing with it.

      Reply

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