Pipe Cleaner Flowers is a budget friendly simple spring craft is fun for kids of all ages.  Get the creative juices flowing when kids create this fun art project that requires little setup and cleanup. 

Supplies

• Green Pipe cleaners       
• Yellow Pipe cleaners       
• Various other colored Pipe cleaners  

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How to make Pipe Cleaner Flowers

Start by folding a green pipe cleaner in half. Twist the top and the bottom of the green pipe cleaner until the two sides are held together securely, but leave a small open loop at the top of the fold.  If you would like pedals on your flower, pull out a small section out of the middle on each side.

Take the yellow pipe cleaner and spin it into a spiral shape. When the yellow is in a tight spiral, take the outside end and thread it through the looped end of the green pipe cleaner

Choose a colored pipe cleaner of your choice and fold it accordion style.  Then unfold the pipe cleaner.thread one end through the green loop, then secure the two ends of the colored pipe cleaners.Twist the green loop so that it holds the yellow and colored pipe cleaners tightly

Display them in a cup or a use a Styrofoam block to arrange them in a ceramic pot.

More Dollar Store Crafts

If you like pipe cleaner flowers you may enjoy coffee filter flowers which are made with coffee filters, markers, water and pipe cleaners. You may also like Self-Expression Framed Art where children create a one of a kind framed art piece!