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Double, Double Toil and trouble. This is a fun spaghetti sensory bin tailored for Halloween. Dye the pasta a creepy green and purple color and add some creepy crawlies and you have a perfect spooky Halloween sensory bin! We decided to make this a witch’s sensory brew!
For this SPELL you’ll need:
- Brains and Worms (Spaghetti dyed purple and green)
- Ground bones (garlic powder)
- Spiders (toy spiders; I got mine at the dollar store)
- Centipedes (I also got these at the dollar store)
- Magic (glitter)
This activity:
- Provides opportunity to explore using senses
- Develops fine motor skills by squishing, grabbing, mashing
- Helps teach the properties of objects
- Provides opportunity to teach descriptive words such as slimy or wet.
- Allows for the exploration of Halloween themes
Cook the spaghetti per the directions and toss with some olive oil and green food coloring in a ziplock bag. Use blue and red food coloring for a separate batch to get purple color. We also did orange.
I then divided the spaghetti into bowls and laid out all of the “ingredients”. I also laid out a large pot for her “cauldron.” She started by adding the spaghetti to the cauldron.
She then added the “worms”
She then added her creepy crawlies
Then add your ground bone
She stirred it all around, using her hands and a spoon. We then added the glitter together.
Have a spooktacular time!
For more colored Spaghetti Fun check out our Rainbow Sensory Activity!
I love this idea. I’m pinning it for a Messy Learning Lab coming up in December, so I may tweak it a little bit. I like the idea of making a spell, we’ve been playing Lego Harry Potter lately with the potion-making.
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Thank you! I love using spaghetti as the base, it really is so versatile!
we make monster brains & my girls love it! Such sensory fun – featuring this on this week’s Sunday Showcase
Thank you for the feature!!
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