While I was at the dollar store last week getting the supplies for the Popcorn Sight Words game, I saw pipe cleaners and decided to grab 2 packs. Now, I say pipe cleaners, but you may also call them chenille sticks or stems, which is how they are sometimes labeled at at the store. I wasn’t really sure what I was going to do with them yet, but I know that there are plenty of fun things to do with them, plus they are great for working on fine motor skills.
First, we made some shape, circle, triangle, square, rectangle, heart. Then we started making some letters, B, b, R, J, L. Lots more possibilities there!
Then, I remembered an idea I had seen on Pinterest, and got out my colanders. Mine do not have circles, just lines, but it still worked well. The girls had a blast with this! We decided we were making rainbows!
Next time I am at the dollar store, I will look for some beads to use for stringing on the pipe cleaners. I also might make up a box with holes and colors around the holes to do color matching along with putting the pipe cleaners in holes. What kinds of activities do you do with pipe cleaners?
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