Materials:
1 lb. spaghetti
Vegetable oil
Blue food coloring
Yellow food coloring
Large pot
Water
Colander
Two gal. Ziploc bags
Instructions: Fillthe pothalf full with water. Add a tablespoon of the veg. oil to the water and bring it to a boil. Add half of the spaghetti and cook according to package directions. When cooked, add the blue food coloring to the water and let the spaghetti soak for a few minutes, stirring the pot so the coloring is mixed in evenly. Drain the spaghetti in the colander and rinse with cold water to set the color.
Fill the pot halfway again, add another tablespoon of oil and let it come to a boil again. Add the rest of the spaghetti, cooking it according to directions, about 8 minutes. Add the yellow food coloring, stirring it in so it covers evenly. Let the spaghetti sit for a few minutes. Transfer the blue spaghetti to one of the Ziploc bags, seal it, and put it in the refrigerator. Rinse the colander, then drain the yellow batch and rinse with cold water. Put it in the 2nd Ziploc bag. When you’re ready to let your baby play with it, pour the two bags into a plastic container or large bowl. Set out a bath towel and place the container in the middle of it. Set your baby on the towel, too. Show him how you can pick up the strands of spaghetti. Encourage him to do the same. If he chooses to eat some, it’s perfectly safe. We added some plastic gold coins and some blue poker chips to the spaghetti for the baby to discover. She definitely preferred the gold coins!
