flower arrangement foam or styrofoam cut in small cubes, pipe cleaners of different colors and lengths, beads, foam paper, scissors
- push a pipe cleaner into the styrofoam- can leave straight, or bend into different types of lines, can also poke the second end into the styrofoam too
- decorate with beads
- cut shapes from foam paper and push them onto pipe cleaner like a bead
- repeat!
These are so simple and the children are really engaged in the process. Michael’s sells little jewelry boxes and the last time I did this with kids, I cut the foam to fit inside the box for a finished touch. (I also bought a styrofoam cutter but it is possible to cut with a knife!)
Christy M. King 