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Pasta skeleton

Lay out dried pasta shapes to build a human skeleton and name the bones as you go.

Age 7 to 9 · Year 3 to Year 4Age 10 to 11 · Year 5 to Year 6IndoorRainy dayOur bodies week

A body needs a frame. Pasta makes a surprisingly good one.

What you need

  • Dried pasta of several shapes
  • Dark paper
  • Glue or nothing at all

How to do it

  1. 1

    Lie down on the floor and feel for your own skull, ribs, spine and hip bones.

  2. 2

    Choose which pasta shape suits each bone.

  3. 3

    Lay the skeleton out on dark paper, starting with the spine.

  4. 4

    Add the ribs, arms and legs, counting as you go.

  5. 5

    Name five bones out loud, then stick them down if you want to keep it.

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