pipe cleaners

Pipe Cleaner Heart-Shaped LOVE Goggles

by Marie January 31, 2012

Are you looking for LOVE? Well, these *love* goggles are here to help. And so are pipe cleaners. They are just begging to be bent into a heart shape. So today we’re looking for *love* with these festive heart pipe cleaner glasses. You gotta *LOVE* it! Supplies for Pipe Cleaner Heart-Shaped *Love* Goggles: 3 pipe [...]

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Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer Thumbprint Cards

by Marie November 29, 2011

These cute little cards are perfect for the holidays. You can gift these to friends or create 8 little reindeer to display on your mantle for a fun decoration. And it’s a great activity for kids, they’ll love to stamp their thumbs! Supplies for Reindeer Thumbprint Cards: cardstock paper brown stamping ink brown pipe cleaner [...]

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Pipe Cleaner Yarn Spiders to Spook for Halloween

by Marie October 21, 2011

We’ve been having a bit of fun with our cute little yarn spider. He’s been hiding all over the house. I will place him in my son’s room under his pillow, and once he finds him, he’ll hide the spider some place else. It can be a little spooky finding a GIANT spider in your [...]

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Recycled Egg Carton Pine Cone Craft

by Marie September 26, 2011

We’re crafting egg cartons into pine cones, helping us celebrate and decorating our home for fall. Supplies for Egg Carton Pine Cones: one dozen egg carton brown paint paint brush paint bowl paper towels or newspaper scissors (adult) 1 brown pipe cleaner per pine cone 1. Cut apart your egg carton into single carton cups. [...]

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Tissue Paper Flowers for Any Occasion

by Marie May 3, 2011

With Mother’s Day, Teacher Appreciation, and Cinco de Mayo all happening this week, these little tissue paper flowers are perfect to give. They’d make a great gift topper or would be fun placed in a vase filled with candies. Supplies for Tissue Paper Flowers: tissue paper scissors hole punch button pipe cleaner 1. Cut out [...]

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4th of July Pipe Cleaner Sparklers

by Marie June 21, 2010

We’re just a couple of weeks away for the 4th of July and I’m already seeing fireworks for sale. If you live somewhere with “no fire” laws for the 4th or if your kids are a little too small for the fire, make these fun pipe cleaners sparklers instead. Supplies for Pipe Cleaner Sparklers: 2 [...]

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Winter Olympic Snowball Ring Toss

by Marie February 16, 2010

Today’s Winter Olympic event is the Snowball Ring Toss. We’re trying to get 5 snowballs (or marshmallows) into each of the 5 Olympic rings! It may look like a simple task, but it’s harder than it looks! We had to go around a few times and practice as this event takes some skill! Supplies for [...]

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Little Apple Yarn Favors

by Marie September 21, 2009

These cute little apples just fell from our tree, or so we like to think! They’re super easy to craft and make a fun decoration for my Fall kitchen. Supplies for Yarn Apples: craft yarn – red, green, or yellow (the cheap yarn will do, $2 a skein) pipe cleaners (or chenille stems) – brown [...]

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Roar!! Dinosaur Pipe Cleaner Toys

by Heather September 14, 2009

I love pipe cleaners–there are a million things you can do with them! They come in tons of colors, are cheap and readily available at your local craft or dollar store. My three year-old son is just starting to discover dinosaurs (his favorite: the T-Rex. How do boys learn this stuff? Is it just part [...]

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Crafty 4th of July Firework Pom Poms

by Marie June 29, 2009

Get ready to cheer on the fabulous floats at this weekend’s parade with these fun Firework Pom Poms. They’re the perfect sparkle for your child to hold as the clowns and marching bands go by. Supplies for Firework Pom Poms: yarn, preferablly red, white, and blue 2 pipe cleaner (aka chenille stems) scissors First, measure [...]

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