Submitted by: Pat Klingbiel, a teacher from Illinois.

Objectives:

What You Need:

• flat sheet of styrofoam
• pipe cleaners various lengths and widths
• beads various sizes, hole sizes, colors
• anything else with a hole in it such as straws, pasta

What You Do:

1. Lay supplies out on table or workbench.

2. Show the children that the pipe cleaners will stick in the styrofoam.

3. Then they can slide beads, straws, pasta, etc. onto the pipe cleaners.

4. The child can take the project home, or you can take a picture of them holding their sculpture and then reuse the supplies. Let them decide.

Recommended Books:

Recommended Products:

Chenille Stem Value Pack (pk/1000) Assorted solid colors of jumbo stems for a variety of craft projects. Flexible stems are easy to twist into animal shapes, ornaments, flowers and many other styles and designs. Furry, crush resistant and reusable. Pack of 1,000. 6mm x 12" long.