Pipe Cleaner and Bead Inchworm Craft

This cute inchworm craft is perfect for working on fine motor skills.

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To make this simple inchworm craft you will need:

• Pipe cleaners
• Wire cutters (don’t use scissors to cut pipe cleaners!)
• Pony beads
• Tiny googly eyes
• White craft glue

Cut each pipe cleaner in half using the wire cutters. To start the activity, thread one pony bead onto the  pipe cleaner and twist over the end to hold it in place. Then hand it over to your child and invite them to thread on more beads. This can be fiddly work but it is great for working on pincer grasp and hand-eye coordination.

They could make patterns by alternating bead colors, use one just color, or completely random! F really loved making them and made three!

 

 

Leave a little space at the end and curl it round to form a head shape – this will also hold all the beads in place. Glue some tiny googly eyes to each side of the head, then bend the pipe cleaner into the classic inchworm shape!

Want more fun fine motor ideas? Check out what the rest of the Fine Motor Fridays team have been doing this week!

• Smashing ABC Moon Rocks from Stir the Wonder
• Valentine Themed Button Snake from School Time Snippets
• Crepe Paper Flower Cards from Powerful Mothering
• Usborne Books that Promote Fine Motor Skills from House of Burke
• Fine Motor Valentine’s Day Shirts for Kids from Lalymom
• Groundhog Finger Puppet Craft from Still Playing School
• Lego Race Build Game Minifigure Building Activity from Little Bins for Little Hands

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