Materials to use:

people

noodles/pasta (cooked or uncooked)

string/yarn

paper, with drawn letters, or ripped/cut letters

blocks, letter blocks, magnets

clay

shoelaces

Typography equalizer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLJQFJvYVYE

Human pacman!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3D0JvYJkGc&list=FLUxFPS4L7BSFA-CdDgoNAQA&index=88&feature=plpp_video

Ink!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiKkkhKlqw4

Paper

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTkR0ixaLJw&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL78396E88CF9063FA

Shoelaces

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biq4tE1YkVs

Clay

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e6jUfgJ7Sg

Abstract written/splatter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LvdXSy_WD8