We have the tree, let us adorn it…
You had to know it was coming. Yes, the macaroni angel. Mad was a little reluctant at first about the idea, but there was glue involved so it didn’t take long to get into it. (Baz either, he had his first taste of dried pasta, his jury is still out.)
Angels are pretty easy and there are a few variations.
Pasta required:
- Rigatoni (body)
- Bowtie/Farfalle (wings)
- macaroni or tripoline (arms)
Non edible items include white school glue, metallic paint or shellac, 2″ piece of pipecleaner and something round for the head.
Whatever you choose for the head, it should be about 3/4″ in diameter.
Typically, a bead or a wooden ball is the most common. Now, I not only love a challenge, I have a toddler, so I had to do some experimenting. First I thought, crumpled paper but the poor cherub started to look a bit haggardly. We decided on yarn, she was faceless but at least she’d have hair.
Attach the macaroni to either side of the rigatoni for the arms. If you’re patient you might let it dry completely, otherwise stand her up by the rigatoni for a rest and wind your yarn into a ball.
When winding the yarn try to make it fairly tight and glue down the end.
Once the body of the angel is tacky enough to handle, attach a farfalle to the rigatoni on the opposite side as the arms. This will be the wings. Stand her up and let her dry again.
Put some glue on the bottom of the yarn ball and balance it on top for the head.
Once everything is dry you can decide if you want to paint the body or if you want to keep in natural looking.
If you’re painting it, metallic spray is great. Just hold the bottom with a pencil and spray to coat evenly. Otherwise any markers or washable kids paint will look great, especially when applied by kids.
If it was hand painted or if you want to keep it natural, it is recommended to spray it with varnish so it won’t get soggy.
