I am so excited to share with you my newest and quite possibly the easiest DIY project!! The idea is to create colorful words or letters with 2 of the most accessible materials in your craft drawer: yarn and pipecleaners.
We had so much fun with this. My girls made their initials and then tackled their names. And I'm graduating beyond single words to actual phrases. (I'll show you this soon.)
By the way, this project is my contribution to Bloesem Kids this month. I love how Irene at Bkids connected this idea with a tactile approach to teaching alphabet letters to young children. My kids are older so this didn't dawn on me, but now that she mentions...yes I think it would be pretty neat for very young preschool aged kids too!
THE DIY:
step 1. connect your pipe cleaners by twisting together and then shape your word.
step 2. Start tying yarn pieces around the pipe cleaner and then wrapping loosely several times til desired thickness is reached.
step 3. Once the pipe cleaner is covered in yarn, it becomes even easier to reshape the word or letter.
We had so much fun with this. My girls made their initials and then tackled their names. And I'm graduating beyond single words to actual phrases. (I'll show you this soon.)
By the way, this project is my contribution to Bloesem Kids this month. I love how Irene at Bkids connected this idea with a tactile approach to teaching alphabet letters to young children. My kids are older so this didn't dawn on me, but now that she mentions...yes I think it would be pretty neat for very young preschool aged kids too!
