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Below you will find pipe cleaner crafts projects for kids. Find out how to rmake cool crafts with pipe cleaners / chenille stems with the following arts and crafts decorations, instructions, patterns, and activities for children

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How to Make Pipe Cleaner 'Crazy Eyes' Glasses

To make these 'crazy eyes' glasses, you will need pipe cleaners. Pick the color of your glases and then get several pieces of this color to make the entire pair of glasses. Firstly, form a circle with the first pipe cleaner, as seen in (picture #1). Then twist the ends together, as seen in (picture #2). Do this again for the second lense. Next, as seen in (picture #3) bend a 3rd pipe cleaner in half and then twist together. This will be the center of the glasses....just twist the center of your glasses around the 2 lenses as seen in (picture #4). Just twist the arms on to both sides of the glasses. Next cut out 2 cardboard eyes and draw 2 more circles...one color it a color such as blue, green, brown, or make it crazy red with spirals. The center should be black and then cut a tiny circle out so that you can see. And then just glue to the back of the glasses. There you are...silly 'Crazy Eyes' Glasses.

Easy-to-Make Pipe Cleaner Play Figures

To make these figures, you will need 2 pipe cleaners, face cut-outs, and glue. Follow the illustrations above carefully to make the pipe-cleaner figures. Go from illustration a to e. Glue faces to heads of figures. It is a lot of fun to cut out a piece of each your family members to make figures for your entire family.

To turn the about pipe cleaner figures into a baby, just turn the legs and arms as you see in the illustration above and then tape a baby picture to the head.

Make a Wheelbarrow with a Matchbox and Pipe Cleaners

Use a match box for the body of the wheelbarrow. Cut one end from the tray of a match box in the manner shown in figure 1. Then cut one pipe cleaner in 2 equal parts, and a second pipe cleaner into 3 sections, 2 each 1 1/2 inches long, and the third section 3 1/2 inches long. Use the pipe cleaner halves for the handle of the wheelbarrow. Bend as shown in Figure 2. Use the 1 1/2 inch pieces for legs and the 3 1/2 inch piece to attach the wheel to the wheelbarrow. Insert legs in holes punched at the open end of the wheelbarrow and fasten with Scotch tape, as seen in figure 3. (Parental Help Needed on this Part of the Project to Cut the Cork) Use a cork, cut to measure 7/8 inch in diameter and about 1/4 inch in thickness, for the wheel. Make a hole in its center. Run the 3 1/2 inch piece of pipe cleaner through it. Attach the pipe cleaner ends to the underside of the wheelbarrow with Scotch tape. Do again with the wheelbarrow handles, as pictured figure 4.

Make Pipe Cleaner Stand-Up Figures / Dolls

Bend 3 pipe cleaners as shown in Fig. I . Twist lower ends of headpiece around the middle sections of arms and legs to form the body. Fig. 2. Cover the head loop with cotton and a piece of white cloth. Gather in the back and sew firmly. Pair* in facial features. Use yarn or curled strips of paper for hair. Sew or glue in place. To make the figure stand use a cardboard base 2 Fig. I inches square. Cut 2 slits I/8 inch apart in it. Slip one foot through these slits. Fig. 2. If doll is top heavy cut a second slit in base and anchor the other foot of the doll. Bend arms at elbows and legs at knees for action poses. Use crepe paper or cloth to dress dolls. Put together with glue or needle and thread or simply hold parts in place with fingers and tie with thread.

Making Pipe Cleaner Animals for Your Play Zoo

Pipe Cleaners are a lot of fun, and here is the proof above. You can make your very own pipe cleaner zoo-ful of animals with a handful of chenille stems. You name it, you can make that animal with these funny little craft items. Have fun.

Pipe Cleaner Favors

All kinds of figures for favors may be made of pipe cleaners. Decorate them with fabric clothing made of cloth scraps, and paint in features. Mount them on small wood blocks or, where possible, shape the feet so that they will stand independently.

Make Cotton Pipe Cleaner Lambs

Take a bit of cotton (any type of cotton can be used...cotton in a big, dental cotton rolls, cotton sheets)....either way... roll it into a cylinder. Tighten and twist legs in the front and back of the sheep figure. Pinch out ears for the sheep. Paste on googley eyes....this should stand up for you.

Making Pipe Cleaner Flowers

Find some fabric, felt, tissue paper, or other type of paper. Now cut them in long strips. Now fold front and back, front and back, like an accordion. When the paper has been folded...then take a pipe cleaner and bend it around the center of the flower and then pull it open. You can bend a pipe cleaner around the stem pipe cleaner in loops to look like stems.

More Pipe Cleaner Crafts Below

Making Valentine’s Day Hearts Candy Doggy Card with Pipe Cleaners - If you want to make a special Valentine’s Day Card Treat to give out to your friends and classmates this year at school, then here is a tasty and inexpensive project to make. It is a Tootsie Roll, Standing Hearts Doggy Card. The easy to follow, illustrated steps can be found below.

How to Make a Halloween Skull Mummy Figure - This Skull Mummy is super creepy and totally perfect for Halloween. Made with pipe cleaners and bandage tape your child is going to love putting together this creative Halloween Skull Mummy Figure.

Doily Baskets - Make a beautiful basket out of a doily, ribbon, and pipe cleaner.

Make Handbags with Felt, Pipe Cleaners,a nd Ribbon - If your little girl wants to be just like Mommy and the big girls with her own purse, this is a creative way to give in without actually spending money on expensive accessories for a pint-sized clothes horse. It could easily be made as a pouch or satchel for a boy as well.

How to Make a Halloween Spider with Pom Poms on His Web - This spider web is made from yarn and chopsticks...the spider is made with googly eyes, pom poms, and pipe cleaners.

Hanukkah Hanging Star of David Ornaments to Make with Pipe Cleaners- Celebrate Hanukkah by hanging these sweet decorative Star of David ornaments in your home. You don’t have to have a Christmas tree to have fun, you and your children can decorate your home for Hanukkah and have just as much fun. These Hanukkah ornaments are easy and fun to make and look very beautiful as well.

A Room Full of Elves with Pipecleaners- This makes a wonderful bulletin board display or Christmas ornament (could be laminated and a string or pipe cleaner could be attached to hang it from the Christmas tree).

Animals with Egg Cartons - This is an easy way to make animals using egg cartons, crayons or markers, scissors, and pipe cleaners. Googly eyes are a nice touch.

Away in a Manger: Homemade Creche - Crafted from pipe cleaners and yarn, this homemade creche is kid-friendly (after all, there's no right or wrong when it comes to folk art). Once your family learns the basic technique, they'll enjoy improvising!

Big Balloon Spider - This scary spider decoration is great for Halloween. Each spider is made from a balloon and four pipe cleaners. You can line your porch with these huge arachnids or perch them on your living room curtains.

Bighearted Hello Valentine's Day Card Craft - Inspired by the movie "Monsters, Inc." and a package of oversize googly eyes, 6-year-old Luke Fleener of Houston, Texas, created this bighearted cyclops with an in-sight-ful inscription: "I've got my eye on you!"

Bunny Boom Craft Activity for Kids - How to make an Easter bunny family from chenille stems and pompoms.

Butterfly Wand Craft for Kids - This is a great craft to do at a children's party. Before the party, glue all the pipe cleaners to popsicle sticks. The children can do everything else themselves during the party.

Cereal Bracelets : Make Jewelry Crafts Ideas for Kids - Instructions to make simple braclets using cereal and chenille stems. A great project for the younger kids!

Chenille Candy Canes : Crafts with Candy Canes for Children - Chenille stems make the easiest candy canes and you will be amazed and how happy your child will be after making these easy ornaments. Perfect for any age, this is a wonderful holiday craft.

Chenille Stem Christmas Trees - One of the easiest and Christmas crafts for kids, this little tree is made simply of pony beads and a chenille stem.

Chenille Stem Leprechauns Craft for Children - This St. Patrick's Day, make your own band of lively leprechauns out of chenille stems, paper, and imagination.

Clothes Pin Alligator Arts and Crafts Project - This adorable Clothes Pin Alligator is made with a simple clothes pin, paint, a pipe cleaner and googly eyes (if you have them). An easy and inexpensive kids craft to make! Make your aligator "chomp, chomp" by opening and closing the clothes pin!

Clothespin Easter Bunnies Crafts Ideas - We have two Clothespin Easter Bunny crafts to choose from -- and either one would make an ideal Easter fridgie, or an extra little gift in the Easter basket for someone you love...Children find these attractive to make, but because of the small scale, you might want to help out by pre-cutting the ears, carrot, bow tie and pipe cleaner arms. With all the supplies handy, even a small child can enjoy great results!

Cow Door Hanger Craft for Kids - A pipe cleaner tail allows this adorable cow to be hung on any door or wall. Attach a bell around the cow's neck and you'll hear it jingle every time someone

Craft Stick Kitty Refrigerator Magnets - This is an adorable kitty cat made from craft sticks and chenille stems.

Crystal Snowflakes : Pipe Cleaner Crafts for Kids - Suspend a chenille stem and string snowflake in a jar of borax and water solution to make a genuine crystal snowflake shape

Easter Napkin Ribbons Ties Arts and Crafts Directions - This easy craft is an adorable way to get younger kids involved with family and Easter crafts. The napkin ties are simple to make, look cute, and children are free to make just one or an entire set! Four chenille stem petals make the flower, while the colorful egg creates the center.

Crowning Glory : Parade Crafts Ideas - Our infinitely customizable crown begins with duct tape and flexible straws. We then topped ours with glittery pom-poms, pipe cleaners, and snips of garland. But, hey, it's a free country: embellish yours however you choose!

Egg Carton Animals Craft Activity - This is an easy way to make animals using egg cartons, crayons or markers, scissors, and pipe cleaners. Googly eyes are a nice touch. A cork (or similar object) is needed for the camel's head.

Egg Carton Camels Arts and Crafts Intructions - This is an easy way to make camels using egg cartons, a cork, crayons or markers, scissors, and pipe cleaners. Googly eyes are a nice touch.

Eggshell or Egg Carton Tulips Crafts - Make a bouquet of delicate eggshell tulips for Easter, using eggshells (or foam egg cartons sections) and pipe cleaners. Younger children will find it easier to use the egg carton sections [thanks to Angie Caldwell, a mom and crafter].

Felty Friends : Craft Patterns Directions for Kids - This Felty Friend is similar to cloth dolls made in the 1800s, except that we've inserted a pipe cleaner skeleton to make the doll pose able. We should warn you though, that when one Felty is completed, it will inevitably require a friend, clothes, a sleeping bag, and a pet.

Flying High Insect Pencil Toppers - - I am always looking for fun projects to create with my kids and came up with the idea of pencil toppers.  The pipe cleaners and foam cup holder were easy to find and very inexpensive.  I found that the Wire Winder made manipulating the pipe cleaners easy and finished product is so much fun!  A great way to spend an afternoon doing crafts or something fun to do at a birthday party.

Glistening Snowflake Ornaments - Older children will enjoy painting snowflake balls in gold or silver, then making chenille stem “staples” to attach glistening chenille stems in a snowflake design.

Halloween Ring Critters : How to Make Rings - Use pompoms and short chenille stems to make these cute ring critters for Halloween.

Hang in There, Pompom Easter Bunny - Here's an Easter Bunny to make from pompoms, craft foam and chenille stems. He's hanging around a small grapevine wreath - so you need one of those too!

Handmade elf ornies : Christmas Elf Activities - Fun elf and snowman ornaments are made with wooden beads, pipe cleaners and craft sticks.

Harry Potter Glasses Chenille stems become Harry Potter glasses for kids in a few easy steps. A great start to a Halloween costume and an inexpensive craft for Harry Potter parties.

Heart Butterfly : Butterfly Crafts Ideas for Kids You can make a beautiful butterfly using colored foam hearts or colored construction paper, pipe cleaners, google eyes, white glue or glue stick, and stapler.

Herbivores Zebra and Giraffe Making Crafts : Crafts Projects with Pipe Cleaners - Learn how to make this easy zebra from pipe cleaners and googley eyes.

How to Make DNA with Pipe Cleaners & Pony Beads - - Deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, is the building block of organisms, so it's no surprise it would be an important part of scientific understanding. A helpful way to better understand the nature of DNA is to understand how DNA strands are formed and what they look like. With pipe cleaners and pony beads, you can create a helpful model for study.

Humpty Dumpty Egg Easter Craft Activity - Humpty Dumpty is dressed for the Easter parade - and he's a good kids craft to make from a plastic egg, pipe cleaners and googly eyes. You can vary the colour to suit your supplies.

Jingle Bell Bracelets : Christmas Bells Crafts Projects for Children - Take one plastic-covered card table, add a good-natured teen (well-compensated, of course), and throw in a healthy supply of colored beads, jingle bells, and pipe cleaners in a variety of colors and textures.

Jolly Elves : Christmas Elf Activities for Children - All you need are chenille stems, beads, and felt.

Ladybug Balloon Craft Idea for Kids - The ladybug will not float, but will stand on a flat survace and bounce when bopped on the head. If you want it to float, use crepe paper streamers and tape instead of pipe cleaners for the legs.

Lucy's Ocean Diorama Craft Project for Kids - This is just a small model of a real-life scene that has lifelike details and a realistic background. It can be anything you want it to be; so take out the scissors, pencils, and pipe cleaners! Pick your habitat and let's get started!

Magic Wand Pencils : Crafts with Pencils and Pens - - Turn an ordinary pencil and a few chenille stems into a cool magic wand. Great fun for a Harry Potter or Witch party or theme!

Make a Bottle Cap Snakes - Make long snakes, short snakes, or use your imagination to make other bottle cap creatures - crabs, ladybugs, centipedes - just by adding chenille stem legs or antenae. You'll soon have a menagerie of handmade toys that will provide hours of fun for your young ones.

Mouse Egg Arts & Crafts Projects - Courtesy of a hard-boiled egg, vibrant egg dye, a cute pipe cleaner stand, and some glued-on details (paper ears, pom-pom nose, and so on), this critter is an Easter favorite.

Paper Plate Bull Frog Arts and Crafts Activity Ideas - This Paper Plate Frog is a great preschool or kindergarten craft that uses a paper plate, paint, hand prints, pipe cleaner, and a little bit of paper!

Pig Egg Crafts Ideas - Courtesy of hard-boiled eggs, vibrant egg dye, a cute pipe cleaner stand, and some glued-on details (paper ears, pom-pom nose, and so on), this critter is an Easter favorite.

Pinecone Turkeys : Bird Crafts for Children Give Thanksgiving dinner guests a unique take-home place card with these pinecone turkeys. Besides the pinecones, some different colored pipe cleaners are pretty much all kids need to craft the time away while the turkey cooks.

PipeCleaner Beaded Necklace : Shoelace Crafts for Kids - - This kid’s jewelry making project shows you how to make a fun little necklace using pipe cleaners and beads.

Pipe Cleaner Dolls : Learning How to Make Handmade Dolls - With posable bodies and wigged-out hair, these futuristic action figures are a welcome diversion on a rainy day.

Pipe Cleaner Irish Hair Clip : How to Customize Your Hair Clips - This Irish hair clip is perfect if you like to dress up for St. Patrick's Day. These shamrock hair barrettes are very easy to make. This is an excellent project for an older child. All you need is a hair barrette and some green pipe cleaners! I like to use the solid green for the base and glittery green pipe cleaners for the shamrock.

Pipe Cleaner Leprechauns Craft for Kids - Great little quickie craft for St. Patrick's Day.

Pipe Cleaner Monkey Craft for Kids - Turn pom-poms and pipe cleaners into silly-looking monkeys that you'll love to have hanging around.

Pipe Cleaner People : Learning How to Make Handmade Dolls - Don't be put off by this guy's twisted appearance: Making pipe cleaner humans is a snap. Fortunately for the pipe cleaner sculptor, pipe cleaners come in all colors -- just like people. Make a family of figures and dress them up any way you'd like.

Pipecleaner Flowers Crafts - Make your own pipeclea ner flowers with Large pipe cleaners in assorted colors; glue; scraps of fabric; scissors; florist or jewelry wire; pompons.

Pipecleaner Flowers : Crafts Ideas with Pony Beads - - The craft instructions below will teach you how to make a pot of flowers made from pipecleaners which would make a wonderful Mother's Daygift or teacher's gift!

Pipe Cleaner Pals : Learning How to Make Handmade Dolls- These Pipe Cleaner Pals are easy to make. A few moments of your time is all it will take.

Pipe Cleaner Skeletons - - Model this pipe cleaner skeleton with your kids - a quick and easy Halloween craft! You could make a whole collection of these and have them hanging in a window or sitting on a shelf or window sill to welcome guests!

Pipe Cleaner Skeleton : Making Scary Skeletons Arts and Crafts Projects - Skeletons made from pipe cleaners and Styrofoam balls are an inexpensive way to decorate your home for Halloween.

Pipe Cleaner Turkey : Bird Crafts for Children Thanksgiving is a busy time of year and you can keep small hands and active minds occupied with this pipe cleaner turkey craft. Kids can assemble these quickly and they make great place settings.

Plastic Soda Bottle Basket Craft Activity for Kids Make this basket from a small pop bottle or try it with a 2 liter for a larger basket. You will need to weave a few chenille stems together to create the handle for the larger basket.

Pom Pom Bugs - Glue a few pom pom together, add some pipe cleaners and wiggle eyes and you've got these adorable bugs!

Red-nosed Reindeer Lollipops - With its lollipop head, pipe cleaner antlers, and googly eyes, this treat is part craft project, part holiday sweet. Kids can easily make a whole herd for classmates and teachers.

Reindeer Note Holders - Make a fabulous red-nosed Reindeer Note holder using a clothes pin and pipe cleaners.

Sheep Egg Crafts Activity - Courtesy of hard-boiled eggs, vibrant egg dye, a cute pipe cleaner stand, and some glued-on details (paper ears, pom-pom nose, and so on), this critter is an Easter favorite.

Snowflake Windsocks - - Welcome in the snowy winter days with a windsock woven together with tinsel pipe cleaners.

Space Stations - Sponge Spool Spines : How to Use Thread Spools for Making Crafts- - Children ages 8–13 simulate what happens to a human spine in space by making Sponge Spool Spine(alternating sponge pieces and spools threaded on a pipe cleaner). This represents a human spine on Earth, with the discs (sponges) pressed between the spinal vertebrae (the wooden spools). The children measure the spine length, dip it in a glass of water (simulating microgravity), and then re-measure the spine. They will find it has expanded, just like in space!

Sparkling Ice Crystals - String up a few of these crystals, made of pipe cleaners and beads, and get ready for a flurry of compliments.

Star Sun Catcher : Suncatcher Crafts Activities for Children - Transform pipe cleaners into crystal stars just as sparkly as real ones.

St. Patrick's Day 4 Leaf Clover Craft Idea for Kids - A very simple, yet fun arts and crafts project for Saint Patrick's Day. Make this cute four leaf clover hat with just a few items that you probable have around the house already.

St. Patrick's Day Leprechaun Doll Craft Ideas - This is a fun crafts project to make an adorable Leprechaun with pony beads and pipecleaners.

St. Patrick's Day Pot of Gold Chocolate Coins Craft - Learn how to make this cute Saint Patrick's Day crafts activity with a styrofoam bowl, some paint, and chocolate coins.

Styrofoam Crab Arts and Crafts Ideas for Kids - This styrofoam crab craft is a ocean craft that you can make with your kids. Transform styrofoam balls, pipe cleaners and paint into an incredibly cute crab! This project uses materials with great textures and encourages your children to be creative and use materials in different ways. Enjoy!

Thanksgiving Styrofoam Turkey Craft - - We love turkey crafts around our house at Thanksgiving, so we're always looking for different materials to make them out of. This Thanksgiving Styrofoam Turkey Craft is definitely unique and makes a fantastic Thanksgiving decoration! The different textures of the Styrofoam egg and the pipe cleaners are great for keeping your children's attention. This is a great craft for older children, as younger children don't usually have the patience and ability to deal with the pipe cleaners.

Tiara for a Princess Craft for Kids on Purim - Be a princess for a day with your own tiara!. Cut out a tiara shape and attach it with tape to a pipe cleaner headband and decorate with jewels, sparkles, and glitter so that it is fit for a princess. Great craft for children to make for Purim.

Tissue Paper Turkeys : Thanksgiving Decoration Crafts Ideas - - Proud as he may appear, this gobbler is simply folded paper held together with pipe cleaners. Assemble one ahead of time to use as a centerpiece, then provide extra supplies so your guests can make their own.

Valentine's Day Heart Shaped Fun Guy - Give your loved ones or friends a silly heart-shaped guy to show them that you care.

Valentine's Day Heart-Shaped Petals Flower Craft - Make a beautiful flower out of many cute hearts.

Woven Pipecleaner Book Covers - Most of us have happy childhood associations with pipecleaners. But they have solid crafting possibilities for grown-ups, too. This project involves weaving pipecleaners together to make a sturdy sort of fuzzy fabric, which lends itself to all kinds of crafty uses.

Yarn Chicks Arts & Crafts Activity Projects for Children - Yarn chicks are adorable and easy to make from yarn and pipe cleaners.

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