Pipe cleaners might just be the MVP of the craft drawer– am I right?? They’re colorful, inexpensive, easy for little hands to work with, and somehow they can turn into just about anything! Whether your kids want to make adorable animals, colorful flowers, goofy hand puppets, holiday decorations, or fun toys they can actually play with, there’s no shortage here.
This collection is packed with fun and easy pipe cleaner crafts for kids of every age and skill level, from simple preschool projects to more detailed creations for older kids. Every pipe cleaner craft in this roundup links to a complete step-by-step tutorial filled with helpful photos, making it easy to follow along from start to finish.
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1. Pipe Cleaner Pencil Toppers – Turn ordinary pencils into something worth showing off with these adorable pipe cleaner pencil toppers that make homework, doodling, and crafting a whole lot more fun!
2. Beaded Butterflies – These colorful butterflies clipped onto clothespins are a fun and easy craft that’s perfect for spring, pretend play, or brightening up the fridge with a little flutter.
3. Pipe Cleaner Dragonflies – These cheery beaded dragonflies are the only bugs you’ll actually want your kids bringing inside! The tutorial includes full step-by-step instructions with photos. 
4. Pipe Cleaner Dolls – These goofy little pipe cleaner people are packed with colorful beads, big personalities, and just enough wobbly charm to make everyone smile!
5. Pipe Cleaner Rainbows – This colorful rainbow with fluffy cotton ball clouds is the kind of cheerful craft that makes rainy days feel a whole lot sunnier.
6. Crystal Sculptures – Grow sparkling borax crystals on pipe cleaners for a thrilling project that’s equal parts science experiment, craft project, and room decoration.
7. Flower Bookmarks – These spring time flower bookmarks made with popsicle sticks are a fun way for kids to press, decorate, and save their spot in every favorite story.
8. DIY Bubble Wands – These bubble wands turn an ordinary bottle of bubbles into an afternoon of giant bubbles, giggles, and backyard fun! You can even use fun shaped cookie cutters to make cute designs.
9. Pipe Cleaner Finger Puppets – These DIY finger puppets are tiny enough for little fingers but big enough to inspire lots of imaginative play! Make them into aliens, monsters, and fuzzy animals.
10. Pipe Cleaner Tiara – This easy homemade tiara lets your little princess sparkle, twirl, and rule the living room in royal style!
11. Coffee Filter Dancers – Aren’t these gorgeous!? This impressive pipe cleaner craft also includes a fun art project using markers on coffee filters.
12. Pipe Cleaner Snakes – SSSS! I can’t decide if these wiggly snakes are cute or creepy. Maybe a bit of both? This one is easy enough for kids of all ages.
13. Popsicle Stick Alligators – These goofy popsicle stick alligators with wiggly pipe cleaner legs are ready to chomp their way into your next craft day.
14. Pipe Cleaner Snails – These little snails may be slow but they sure do win the smile prize! They’re cute, fluffy, colorful, and bursting with huge eyeballs.
15. DIY Photo Holder – Turn an ordinary rock and a pipe cleaner into a cute DIY photo holder that’s so easy, inexpensive, and fun you’ll want to make a whole collection!
16. DIY PomPom Tree – Don’t miss this one! There are tons of fun pipe cleaner tree ideas to try, and the best part is you don’t have to glue on the pom-poms, so kids can decorate them again and again for every season.
17. Fuzzy Bracelets – These fuzzy bracelets with sparkly beads are a quick and easy DIY craft that lets kids design colorful jewelry they’ll actually want to wear! BTW: There are always detailed instructions with photos on this site.
18. Pipe Cleaner Butterfly Rings – Yet another awesome project from One Little Project! These colorful pipe cleaner rings are a fun craft that lets kids twist, bend, and create beautiful butterflies that never fly away.
19. Pipe Cleaner Flowers – The perfect spring craft for kids, bringing bright blooms, creative fun, and a bouquet that will never wilt.
20. Potted Flowers – A sweet and simple craft that lets kids grow a colorful bouquet without ever picking up a watering can.
21. Beaded Corn – This creative fall craft for kids is great for all ages! Let the little ones practice their fine motor skills by lacing the beads, while the older kids enjoy making the coolest fall decorations.
22. Spooky Spiders – Be careful, these creepy crawlies might just end up all over your house next Halloween! Kids love bending their legs to stick onto all sorts of random household items.
23. Beaded Pumpkins – These adorable pipe cleaner pumpkins are one of the cutest Halloween crafts! With just a few orange beads and fuzzy pipe cleaners, kids can create festive decorations to display for the holidays.
24. Pipe Cleaner Snowflakes – Turn a few pipe cleaners into sparkly snowflake ornaments that kids will love hanging on the Christmas tree year after year!
25. Pipe Cleaner Christmas Trees – A must watch video! I did some rummaging around for the best little pipe cleaner Christmas trees, and this one was by far the easiest and most impressive with a great tutorial.
