Pipe cleaners can be used for lots of types of crafts, from garlands to cake toppers, and they are a great source for creating kids’ items. Today I’d like to share some cool DIYs that can be realized for your kids and with your kids for the fall and winter holidays and not only.
Make these awesome dolls from pipe cleaners and felt! You can make as many as you want, recreate different characters and try everything you like. Invite your children to help, they may give your some cool ideas and inspire new creations.
DIY pipe cleaner dolls and toys (via www.snugglebuguniversity.com)
The next idea is a fun snake made of beads and pipe cleaners. Pipe cleaners are used because they can be bent as you wish, which is essential for kids’ creations as kids like to move and change toys.
DIY pipe cleaner and bead snakes (via https:)
These cool spiders can be a nice Halloween decoration, even for adults’ parties. All you need is pinecones, black pipe cleaners and some glue. If your pipe cleaners aren’t black, just paint them black. Don’t forget some googly eyes to make the spiders more real.
DIY pipe cleaner and pinecone spiders (via www.pastelsandmacarons.com)
Deer are a very popular thing for winter or Christmas, so you can make them, too and excite your kids. Pipe cleaners can be used for making deer bottle toppers that are awesome for parties and not only, such toppers will inspired your kids to drink anything even if they don’t like it!
DIY deer bottle toppers of pipe cleaners (via kidscraftroom.com)
Make these awesome and fun turkeys from pinecones, pipe cleaners and beads. Make a tail from pipe cleaners and beads and make a head of paper. These turkeys will be great for Thanksgiving, add them to each placemat to hold cards.
DIY pinecone turkey kids' craft (via onecreativemommy.com)
Make cool pumpkin treat boxes, choose cardboard in orange, add toppers from pipe cleaners of proper colors and don’t forget the eyes. Fill the boxes with candies and give your guests as favors for Halloween or Thanksgiving, these are suitable both for adult and kid parties.
DIY pumpkin treat boxes inspired by pumpkins (via simplykellydesigns.com)
These easy balloons can be made using pipe cleaners. Take black balloons and attach black pipe cleaners using scotch. Use these spider balloons for decorating adult or kid parties.
DIY Halloween spider balloons using pipe cleaners (via www.designimprovised.com)
These spiders look like real ones! They are made of thread and pipe cleaners, so easy! Make some and then attach them to a string and hang as a garland.
DIY Halloween pipe cleaner spider garland looking like a real one (via www.designimprovised.com)
These bunnies are made from plastic pots, and their legs and ears are created from pipe cleaners and colorful paper. Such bunnies are awesome for Easter or just to have some fun, and your kids can make them themselves.
DIY foam cup and pipe cleaner bunnies (via craftsbyamanda.com)
Make more bunnies from pompoms and felt and then make them nerdy with cool pipe cleaner glasses. You may add various details like bow ties or something else, get inspired!
DIY nerdy pompom bunnies with pipe cleaner glasses (via giddyupworkshop.blogspot.ru)
To make usual pencils and pens bold you can use pipe cleaners. Just wrap your items with them and voila, your kids will love to draw and write with them.
DIY pens and pencils wrapped with pipe cleaners (via www.designimprovised.com)
Winter isn’t as far as you think, so why not make a cool snowflake garland? Pipe cleaners are a perfect material for making such garlands. Choose them in silver color and then make snowflakes.
DIY snowflake garland from pipe cleaners (via www.vitaminihandmade.com)
Pipe cleaners can even be used to make cool toys like this dog. Use pipe cleaners of a proper color, eyes and a nose and shape them as a dog.
DIY pipe cleaner toy dog (via www.craftfoxes.com)