Letter N: Noodles Track Painting, Noodle Shapes, Noodle Sensory Bin, Noodle Play Dough Stamping (Day 4)

1) Noodle Track Painting: Easton did a few lines and was done - I found out he doesn't like the texture of a single noodle strand. Great. The entire day is focused on noodles. ;)

• Dip a noodle in washable paint and use it to paint a piece of paper.
• Optional: Cut out  a letter N from your paper and hang it on the fridge.

2) Noodle Shapes: Easton wasn't up for this activity today - he didn't like the texture of a single noodle. Instead, I just had him identify the shapes - which was my main purpose in doing this activity. However, I enjoyed doing some of the shapes! Laminate or place the following options in a plastic sleeve.

• Noodle Shapes Printable from School Time Snippets (first picture below). 
• Multiple Shapes on one page from Mrs. Miner's Monkey Business (second picture below). 
• Draw them yourself. I printed these and accidentally left them at my mom's house. I drew shapes on a piece of paper instead (third picture below).

3) Noodle Sensory Bin from The Measured Mom: Sensory bins are always a favorite of the week! This took a little bit of preparation, but was a lot of fun.

• Cook four boxes of spaghetti noodles and separate the noodles into four gallon-sized zip lock bags. 
• Add a little bit of vegetable oil (so the noodles don't stick together) and gel food coloring (gel works better than liquid) to each bag. 
• Mix the food coloring and noodles together with your hands until they are completely covered.
• Add toy kitchen items, toy animals or Letter N's to enhance this sensory activity.

4) Stamping Noodles in Play Dough from Kids Activity Blog: If we had extra time this week, it would have been fun to do different kinds of noodle stamping in play dough.