Pasta Coloring Pages

Delicious Yummy Magic Food! Pasta!

Pasta is a food made by mixing flour, water, and sometimes eggs into long noodles or all kinds of fun shapes. It was born in a country called Italy, but now it is super popular all around the world! You have probably eaten it before, too.

What Kind of Food is Pasta?

Pasta is mostly split into two main types: "Fresh Pasta" and "Dried Pasta" that can be saved for a long time. The one you usually eat at home is dried Pasta. When you boil it, it becomes chewy and smooth!

There Are So Many Shapes!

Pasta comes in more shapes than you can count! Each shape has a fun name, and different sauces go best with different shapes.

• Spaghetti: This is the most famous one, shaped like long, thin strings. It is often used for meat sauce and Napolitan.
• Macaroni: This one looks like short little tubes. It is often used in gratin and salads.
• Penne: These are tube shapes cut at an angle. It is called Penne because it looks like the tip of a pen! Sauce easily goes inside it.
• Fusilli: This one is twisted into a spiral shape. Sauce sticks to it really well, so it is perfect for salads, too.
• Lasagna: This looks like flat sheets. It is used in fancy dishes where you stack many layers and bake it in the oven.
• Farfalle: This Pasta is shaped just like a butterfly. Sauce sticks nicely to its fluttering edges.

Which Country Did It Come From?

Pasta was born in a country called Italy. In Italy, different areas have their own types of Pasta, and there are many traditional sauces that go with each one. For Italian people, Pasta is just as important as rice is to us!

How Do You Eat It?

Usually, you boil Pasta in a pot first, and then mix it with all kinds of yummy sauces.

• Tomato Sauce: A classic sauce with the delicious sweet and sour taste of tomatoes.
• Cream Sauce: A smooth sauce made with milk or fresh cream. Carbonara is super famous!
• Oil Sauce: A simple sauce made with olive oil, garlic, and chili peppers. Peperoncino is really popular.
• Japanese-style Sauce: There are also unique sauces made in Japan that use soy sauce and dashi broth.

Pasta fun facts!

• If you put salt in the water when you boil Pasta, it gives the Pasta extra flavor and makes it even more delicious!
• Pasta gives you lots of energy to move your body, so it is a food that makes you feel great!

How to Choose Colors

On this Pasta coloring page, you can color all kinds of Pasta, yummy sauces, and toppings. Imagine your favorite Pasta dish and color it to look delicious!

• Pasta noodles: Pasta before you cook it is pale yellow or cream, but it turns a slightly darker yellow when cooked.
• Fusilli: Some are colorful with vegetables in them, like red or green.

Try to Stay Inside the Lines

Pasta has lots of thin noodles and tiny twisted parts. It might be a little tricky, but try your best to stay inside the lines!

• Start by coloring near the edges first. Using a sharp colored pencil makes it easier to stay inside the lines.
• Pay attention to the curved and straight lines as you color.
• Be sure to color all the way into the zigzag parts too.

Tips for Coloring the Background

Try drawing a cloth in the background of your Pasta coloring page. It will look fancy, just like a placemat!

• Use any color you like for the cloth. It is fun to imagine one you actually use at home.
• Table: Outside the cloth, you can draw wood grain with light brown and dark brown to make it look like it is on a table!

Tips for Enjoying Your Coloring Page!

The best way to enjoy your Pasta coloring page is to put your feeling of "I want to eat this!" into your art. Use lots of your favorite colors to make your very own unique Pasta! You might even start to feel hungry while you color!