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Beaded Pipe Cleaner Snowflakes – Easy Winter Craft!


Make an Easy Winter Kids Craft – Snowflakes made with Pipe Cleaners and Beads!

I attempted a post on this exact craft last year but I had a look at it and they turned out a bit ugly in the end. LOL. So I’m trying it again for a do-over.

You will need:

  • sparkly pipe cleaners
  • beads and pony beads

That’s it!

Each snowflake takes 1 and 1/2 pipe cleaners. Cut 2 standard length pipe cleaners in half (so you have 3 pieces 6 inches long).

This time I’m using sparkly pipe cleaners. They really stand out. But I’ll warn you the beads didn’t slide on it quite so easily.

Take 2 pieces of pipe cleaner and overlap them in the middle. Bend them around each other to make an X.

Add a third one to the middle of the X and bend it to make a star.

This is a great craft to teach young ones about making patterns. They also will develop fine motor skills sliding the beads onto the pipe cleaners.

Start with 6 pony beads and slide them onto the pipe cleaners. The dollar tree has a lot of color choices for pony beads. You can also purchase them at Walmart or the craft store.

Push them right up to the centre of the snowflake star.

I found sticking with a pattern looks better than going freestyle with your beads. See if you agree.

Last year my daughter and I made the examples above with random silver, white, blue and clear beads.

 

Since the sparkly pipe cleaners are stiff I found if I put the order so that the last bead has a slightly smaller hole as the end-everything stayed in place. If your beads are threatening to shift and might fall off then simply bend the end into a loop.

The loop is also perfect for hanging a ribbon. Hang it from a door knob or a curtain rod for a wintery snowflake sun catcher.

Have fun making these beaded snowflakes. Below are a few more easy winter kids crafts and projects we have done in the past.

Tin Foil Icicles – Super Easy Winter Craft!

Snowman Craft – Use a sock and rice! Super Fun Craft!

 

PomPom Fridge Magnets – Easy Winter Crafts!

Marshmallow Snowman Edible Winter Craft Project

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