Cut 2 white pipe cleaners in half, to get 4 pieces. Take 2 pieces of pipe cleaner and overlap them in the middle. Take one of the 2 inch pipe cleaner pieces and twist it around one of the pipe cleaner ends in the star shape you made.
Pipe Cleaner Snowflakes
Chenille pipe cleaners ( i got these from home depot) 2.
Twist pipe cleaners where necessary to keep them holding together.
Cut and twist the pipe cleaners to make snowflakes. The affiliate links below will take you to products on amazon that are similar to the supplies i used: Directions to make pipe cleaner snowflakes. Take one end of a pipe cleaner and attach a piece of string to it.
(the younger ones needed help for this step.)
Here’s a list of what you’ll need. You can make so many different designs! This is a great craft for a mixed group of ages because each child can make snowflakes however they like! Twist them together in the center to form a basic snowflake with six spokes.
I cut 2 pipe cleaners in half so that i had 4 pieces.
Cut six 3/4 inch even pieces of pipe cleaner the design. Twist it so there's an equal length of pipe cleaner on both sides. Pour the solution into jars and suspend the snowflakes into the water however you can. Then repeat these steps for all 6 points on your snowflake.
Such an easy christmas craft for kids too.
Take another pipe cleaner and twist it around the six snowflakes stem making a circle or hexagon at approx 3 cm from the centre. Add a sticky glittery rhinestone adhesive jewel in the middle. It's time to make the pattern at the edge of snowflake stems. Bend the smaller pieces into a “v” shape.
See, didn’t i say this was simple, look at the supplies list, you only need three things.
{i used either 1/3 or 1/2 of a pipe cleaner for my snowflakes}. Pipe cleaner snowflake ornament supplies. The supplies i will be using are: First take 3 pipe cleaners and twist them around each other in the center so you have something like this:
Make sure that the snowflake base is fully submerged in the borax solution.
1 sticker rhinestone (about 3/8″ wide) To make them, all you need is silver and white pipe cleaners. I just used clothespins and pipe cleaners, but however you’re able to make it work is fine! Twist them around each other from the centre making it look like a star (3 lines of symmetry).
Make sure it is a nice neat twist.
First, cut three pieces of pipe cleaner of length 6 each. Bend the ends outwards to make a v shape. Once you have your basic design, you just need to add more pieces of pipe cleaner to create a more intricate snowflake. These are so easy to make.
You will take 3 of the pipe cleaners and cross them at the center.
Make sure to leave space at the end to curve the pipe cleaner ends in so that the beads don't fall off. Then arrange pipe cleaner parts into a star shape by making an “x” with two of the pipe cleaners and laying the last pipe cleaner down the middle. You may need to wrap the fishing line around the pen several times to make the fishing line taut and keep the snowflake upright in the solution. Cut a pipe cleaner into thirds, place the pieces together, then twist the center to hold them together and pull the 6 sides to look like a snowflake.
Position the pen on the top of the container to suspend the pipe cleaner base in the solution.
I also cut up another pipe cleaner to make 8 short pieces. Chenille pipe cleaners (i cut mine to 8″ long) borax (one box) fishing line (to hang) dowels to hang the snowflakes. #bestideasforkids #christmas #christmascrafts #christmascraftsforkids #kidscrafts #kidsactivities #ornaments 3 pipe cleaners (6″ length, or 2 regular length pipe cleaners, each cut in half) 30 to 36 plastic pony beads;
Using a hot glue gun, to glue the three pipe cleaners together in a star shape for the base of the snowflake.
Glue the smaller pieces onto each end to create a unique design for each snowflake. Each snowflake takes 1 and 1/2 pipe cleaners. You can also go for classic white snowflakes or use cool colors like white, blue, and purple. As the water cools and the snowflakes sit overnight the crystals form.
But i’ll warn you the beads didn’t slide on it quite so easily.
I crossed one over the other and gave them a twist to hold them all together. What you need to make the snowflakes. Container to hang your pipe cleaner snowflakes so they won’t touch while soaking. Cut three equal lengths of the white pipe cleaner.
Twist three of those pieces together (at their centers) to create a snowflake shape.
I am using 8 pipe cleaners for one snowflake. For the basic snowflake design, take three pipe cleaners and twist them together in the middle. This time i’m using sparkly pipe cleaners. Take pipe cleaner and cut it into 3 equal parts.
Fold the two shorter pieces in half.
