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    20+ Pipe Cleaner Crafts and Activities

    Published: May 15, 2013 · Modified: May 2, 2022 by Vicky · This post contains affiliate links.

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    Pipe cleaners are some of our favorite supplies for kids fun. I love how they come in a variety of colors, are fairly inexpensive (I've seen them at the dollar store) and are totally versatile.  I also have great memories of playing with pipe cleaners when I was a kid. Well, pipe cleaners are still very popular all these years later. Check out over 20 ideas for Pipe Cleaner Crafts and Activities from my friends over at The PLAY Group.

    This collection of pipe cleaner crafts and activities will help kids, learn, play and create art.  So many fun ways to use pipe cleaners.

    Handprint Flowers from Mess for Less

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    Making Robots from Train Up A Child

    tin can robots

    The Very Hungry Pasta Caterpillar from Powerful Mothering

    The Very Hungry Pasta Bead Caterpillar

    Straw and Jewelry Creations from Mess For Less

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    Spoon Ants from Train Up A Child

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    Pipe Cleaner Beading from Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas

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    Pipe Cleaner Trees for Wooden Train Layouts from Play Trains

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    Shamrock Crystals from Housing a Forest

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    Rainbow Discovery Bottles from Growing a Jeweled Rose

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    Glowing Aliens from Train Up A Child

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    Pipe Cleaner Counting Game from Mess For Less

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    Pipe Cleaner Cat Whiskers from Train Up A Child

    pipe cleaner cat whiskers

    Pipe Cleaner Butterflies from Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas

    pipe cleaner butterflies

    Fine Motor Skills with Colanders from Mess For Less

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    Hand Print Flowers for Spring from Growing a Jeweled Rose

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    Egg Carton Turtle Craft from Train Up A Child

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    Practice Spelling with Pipe Cleaners from Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas

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    Pipe Cleaner Challenge from Housing a Forest

    Tinfoil and Pipe Cleaner Challenge that your kids will love!

    Patterned Bead Snake from Mess For Less

    patterned bead snakes

    This collection of pipe cleaner ideas is just the tip of the iceberg. There is so much you can do with pipe cleaners to help kids, learn, play and create art. I would love to hear about some of your favorite ways to play with pipe cleaners.

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    Comments

    1. Angela Larrota

      September 28, 2013 at 4:20 am

      cute cute.. thanks for sharing.. great ideas !!

    2. Angela Larrota

      September 28, 2013 at 4:19 am

      so cute.... thanks for sharing! i will do it with my little ones!..

    3. Melissa Whitcher

      May 24, 2013 at 3:10 pm

      I love this round-up post of Pipe cleaner ideas! Perfect for a summer boredom buster. Our Simply Create Link Party is going on right now. I would love to have you link up these ideas. I'm sure my readers would love to see them too! Hope to see you soon!

      Melissa
      redflycreations.com

    4. Nicolette Roux

      May 16, 2013 at 11:57 am

      Thanks for sharing our pasta / pipe cleaner caterpillar!

      Pinning. 😀

    5. Camille

      May 16, 2013 at 11:05 am

      These look like a lot of fun! I will have to favorite this post, thanks for sharing. 🙂

    6. Cranberry Morning

      May 15, 2013 at 12:18 pm

      What cute, cute ideas! Love the spoon ants and the caterpillar! 🙂

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