noodle bead necklaces

A few days ago Julianna and I colored noodle beads. We dumped dry noodles in ziploc bags, added some drops of food coloring, sealed the bags and shook til the beads were colored. We even toasted them in the oven at low temp for a few minutes to dry them out.

Noodle beads have more uses than you might imagine... I made a "needle and thread" using a long piece of yarn, a thin drinking straw and some packing tape. Julianna kept busy threading colored noodle beads onto the yarn and creating a long necklace. (An added benefit of a noodle bead necklace is that it is delightfully loud if you drag it across a hardwood floor!)

Colored noodles are also lots of fun in the kitchen. Julianna likes to sit on the kitchen counter and stir her noodles while I cook.

Here she is, concentrating hard on stringing noodles. She LOVES her apron (my old button up shirt turned backwards, with sleeves cut short and collar cut off). Once she has it on, it's hard to convince her to take it off. One of Matt's buddies was here on Saturday afternoon and asked, "what is that thing Julianna is wearing?"