Things You'll Need:
- Pipe cleaners
- Imagination
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Step 1
Plan the colors of the pipe cleaners around the theme of the arts and crafts project. A jungle theme will require pipe cleaner animals such as monkeys, lions and even elephants. Look for pipe cleaner colors that have bold and earthy colors included, such as dark browns, beiges, gold, soft yellows, oranges, whites, blacks and grays. Backyard or picnic themes may have you purchasing pipe cleaners that are in reds, blacks, whites, bright greens, yellows, oranges and blues to make all those lady bugs, ants, frogs and flowers.
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Step 2
Pick colors of the pipe cleaners according to the holiday of the arts and crafts projects. Christmas projects will require reds, greens, whites, blacks, silver and gold pipe cleaners. Easter will have your shopping for pastel colors of pinks, blues, purples, light green, yellows and white. Valentine's Day will have you searching for packages of reds, whites and pinks. Hobby and craft stores carry packages of pipe cleaners that are prepackaged in colors for various holidays to make it easier to shop for your projects.
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Step 3
Prepare for an exciting party project that will have bright colors by using neon-colored pipe cleaners. These are a big hit at birthday parties with older children, especially if you have a black light to add to the fun. Just buy tons of neon-colored pipe cleaners and turn the children loose with their imaginations.
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Step 4
Purchase pipe cleaners made with a metallic or shiny material to add a sparkle to Christmas projects or any project that needs a little shine.
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Step 5
Push through the ordinary packages of pipe cleaners to find the unique ones that are multi-colored, spotted or stripped. These work great for making pipe cleaner animals of tigers, zebras and leopards.
