Pipe Cleaner Fish: Recommended Ages

Series Summary

One of the easiest ways to introduce your child to the world of artistic exploration is to allow them the freedom to initiate and participate in their very own arts and crafts projects. One very simple but truly fun project for children and adults is the creation of pipe cleaner fish using a variety of art supplies and, naturally, creative vision! Parents who are drawn to such timeless and innovative hobbies as scrap-booking and homemade frame-making will delight in the project featured in this series. Your kids will love creating their own designs and watching their mind's eye create something for friends and family, and you will open your creative spirit wide as you help your child discover their artistic potential. This free crafts video series will take you from choosing supplies to adding finishing touches to your pipe cleaner fish. Learn how to gather supplies, paint, measure, construct and decorate your creation. Get started watching these videos and you’ll have fun pipe cleaner fish before you know it.

Video Transcript

"This is the pipe cleaner fish that we'll be making today it's made up the majority of it is pipe cleaners. This project is a little bit more involved. Involves children with more developed fine motor skills. So either younger children three to five should do this with a parent or older children probably five, seven and up could handle this on their own. There's a couple of choking hazards on this the pipe cleaners especially when they're cut, the googly eyes are always a choking hazard and some of the sharp edges on the edges of the pipe cleaners but those can be trimmed down or rounded off. There are a lot of options with this project, it could be larger, smaller you could have multiples of them, make them into a mobile. Also there's a lot of options as far as hanging them and displaying them in your house. They're a lot of fun, they can use a lot of different materials and you can really let your imagination run wild on this. As far as constructing them, there's a lot of twisting and a lot of time involved in actually making the body nice and solid. So you want to make sure that the kids have some time, enough space and the patience to get this project done."