How to Make Pipe Cleaner Candy Canes
This simple and festive pipe cleaner candy canes craft for kids is perfect for the holidays!
I didn’t realize until I became a mom just how versatile of a craft supply pipe cleaners are! My kids love crafting and creating with them.
These colorful, fuzzy craft sticks are in frequent play in our home, but especially during the Christmas season. They’re perfect for so many different kinds of easy crafts for kids!
Pipe Cleaner Candy Canes are easy to make and great for practicing fine motor skills. They make a fun activity to keep little hands busy, or you can also use this craft to make pipe cleaner candy cane ornaments to gift this Christmas.
This is one of our favorite easy candy cane crafts, and is a great way to get the whole family involved with making some easy decorations. Even little kids can make their own with just a little extra help!
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Supplies Needed to Make Pipe Cleaner Candy Canes
For this easy Christmas craft, all you’ll need are:
You’ll also need strong scissors or wire snips if you’d like to cut the pipe cleaners to a small size.
You can easily find all of this on Amazon, at your local Walmart or craft store, dollar store and even at most local grocery stores!
How to Make Pipe Cleaner Candy Canes
These cute pipe cleaner candy cane ornaments are ready to go on the Christmas tree, no extra string needed. Just hang the curved hook directly from the branches.
Select your pipe cleaner. If you’d like to make a shorter candy cane, cut it to an inch longer than the length you want your finished candy cane to be.
Thread a pony bead onto one end of the pipe cleaner, twisting the pipe cleaner around it to secure it.
Alternate threading red and white beads to create a traditional “striped” pattern, or let your child experiment with using different patterns or different colors to create their own designs!
After you add the last bead to the pipe cleaner, press the beads together until the gaps are small, and twist the remaining pipe cleaner around the last bead to secure it in place.
Bend it in the shape of a candy cane, and hang on the Christmas tree as an ornament, display as a Christmas decoration, or give as a cute handmade gift.
You can also tie twine or jute to smaller pipe cleaner candy canes to make a garland for your mantel or windows!
If you find that your pipe cleaner candy canes are too floppy, use 2 pipe cleaners for each candy cane for a sturdier craft.
More Christmas Crafts for Kids:
Cardboard Christmas Tree Pasta Craft
Free Printable Elf on the Shelf Arrival and Welcome Letters
Giant Gingerbread Man Christmas Craft
How to Make Pipe Cleaner Candy Canes
This simple and festive pipe cleaner candy cane craft for kids is perfect for the holidays!
Materials
- Pipe Cleaners
- Red and white pony beads
Tools
- Strong scissors or wire snips
Instructions
- Select your pipe cleaner. If you’d like to make a shorter candy cane, cut it to an inch longer than the length you want your finished candy cane to be.
- Thread a pony bead onto one end of the pipe cleaner, twisting the pipe cleaner around it to secure it.
- Alternate threading red and white beads to create a traditional “striped” pattern, or let your child experiment with using different patterns or different colors to create their own designs!
- After you add the last bead to the pipe cleaner, press the beads together until the gaps are small, and twist the remaining pipe cleaner around the last bead to secure it in place.
- Bend it in the shape of a candy cane, and hang on the Christmas tree as an ornament, display as a Christmas decoration, or give as a cute handmade gift.
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