Make a Macaroni Cat Necklace

Lay out newspapers or craft paper on the floor or a table to protect it from paint. Set out the paint and brushes, and have your child paint the macaroni noodles. For each cat, she can paint her macaroni in two tones for the cat’s stripy belly.

When the paint is dry, help your child lay the pasta side-by-side on the table and glue the pieces together at the back. The glue will keep the cat nice and flat. She can also thread them together, if she’d like.

With a thin permanent marker or small brush dipped in paint, have your child draw on the cat’s triangle ears, eyes, nose and whiskers.

Help your child loop in the yarn along the top tube of macaroni and tie it in the back to secure the necklace.

For some math fun, encourage your child to count the number of many macaroni noodles in her necklace. She can also see how many noodles she has in each of the two colors. Then, help her put it on. It makes the purrrrfect accessory!