9 clever Christmas crafts with pipe cleaners

1. Festive shapes

For our first Christmas crafts with pipe cleaners idea, you can make festive shapes. Grab some pipe cleaners and bend them into the shape of a Christmas tree, a star, or anything you like! Then you can tie a ribbon on and hang it onto your tree! Feel free to decorate them with extra materials too.

2. Christmas characters

Our next Christmas crafts with pipe cleaners is to make your favourite Christmas characters. Use pipe cleaners to make stick figures of various festive characters by bending them into shape. You can add other materials to add facial features if you like.

Here are some ideas/suggestions:

• Rudolph
• Santa
• A penguin
• An elf
• A fairy.

3. Wreaths

You can easily make your own wreath with pipe cleaners. Look for an especially fluffy green pipe cleaner. Then, wrap a red glittery one around it. Finally use another, maybe a red and white one, to tie a bow around the top. If you want, you can add on decorations like sequins!

4. Candy cane Christmas tree decorations

Another easy Christmas crafts with pipe cleaners idea is to use two or more different coloured pipe cleaners. Wrap them around each other to make a spiral colour pattern. Then, bend the top over slightly so it resembles a candy cane. Now you can hang it on your tree!

If you like, you could stick two candy canes together to make a heart shape. These can make another cute decoration for the tree. And could even be a gift to a family member to remind them you love them!

5. Pipe cleaner chains

Want to make some pipe cleaner chains? Use different coloured pipe cleaners and link them together in rings to create a chain, similar to paper chains. We suggest using red and green pipe cleaners as these are festive colours. But you can use whichever colour you like most! You can then hang your pipe cleaner chains around the house or on the tree.

6. Snowflake decorations

Another Christmas crafts with pipe cleaners decoration that you can hang on the tree is some pipe cleaner snowflakes! Use white pipe cleaners to make some interesting and unique snowflakes. They can then be hung on the tree for some homemade Christmas decorations.

A super fun idea could be to create plenty of snowflakes, and then hang them from the ceiling. Your little ones will definitely feel festive with a bedroom full of snowflakes!

7. Spiral trees

For this Christmas crafts with pipe cleaners, you’ll need to wrap a pipe cleaner into a spiral shape. Make sure the base is wider than the top so the pipe cleaner can stand up on its own. Now, you have a little pipe cleaner tree! You can then use pom poms or sequins to decorate the tree. Make sure to use various colours to really make your spiral pipe cleaner tree stand out!

8. Christmas cards

A great Christmas crafts with pipe cleaners idea is to decorate a handmade Christmas card. Simply get a sheet of card and fold it in half. Write your festive message inside. Now, use a green pipe cleaner to make a zig zag shape until it looks like a Christmas tree. Next, glue the pipe cleaner onto your card. Then you can decorate it. Use buttons, pom poms, sequins, glitter or whatever else you like! It is often said that the best gifts are handmade. So, this pipe cleaner Christmas card is especially personal.

9. Tree Ornaments

Finally, our last Christmas crafts with pipe cleaners idea is to use green lolly sticks as trunks. Then, wrap green pipe cleaners around the stick. Remember to make the top branches thinner than those at the bottom. Once you are happy with the shape of your tree, you can begin adding decorations! And lastly, glue on some ribbon so you can hang your creation onto the Christmas tree.

We hope you have enjoyed our 9 Christmas crafts with pipe cleaners ideas. Being creative at Christmas is one of the most fun ways to feel festive. It is also a great way of connecting with the family. By now, you’ll have plenty of pipe cleaner creation ideas to have fun with. And maybe you could come up with some of your own! Your little one’s will have tons of fun getting creative. And you can keep their creations for many years to come!

 Need ideas for activities?

Finding activities to do with kids can sometimes be a challenge. If you are looking for ideas, we have more at Santa Academy. You can download several activities from our activity packs. We have several to choose from, inspired by our different factions. You can learn how to care for pets and practice PE with Reindeer Recruits. Learn how plastic damages the environment and how different cultures celebrate Christmas with Fairy Fellows. Make slime and candy with Elf Ed!

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