Chenille Stems & Pom Poms

Stay stocked up on crafts for kids by keeping plenty of pipe cleaners and pom poms in your craft room. These iconic materials are easy to work with and can be combined to make many fun designs. Whether you’re gathering for the holidays or creating at school, enjoy the choices you have with these versatile craft supplies!

Pipe cleaners, also known as chenille stems, feature a soft fabric texture and are highly shapeable. They come in a rainbow of fun colors, making them a hit in every season. Use green pipe cleaners during Christmas to complement your Grinch decor, and black pipe cleaners to provide the base for more colorful projects. Pastel stems are a great choice in the spring when you’re planning Easter crafts for kids.

Use them to create bright flower rings by shaping the pipe cleaner around a finger, then into several adorable petals. Create a display by shaping stems into butterflies you can stick into a foam base. Then, add pipe cleaner flowers around them for a quaint garden scene. In the fall, you can make a ferocious dragon and skinny spiders. Place beads at the joints of the spider’s legs and googly eyes on its face. There are many more craft ideas you can come up with, and they all provide a great activity to work on as a family.

Craft poms poms are equally useful when it’s time for activities. They can be used for table scatter at a party, or you can put together a colorful pom pom garland. Have your kids cut out green paper leaves and make little pom pom caterpillars to go on top of them. Start your pom pom and pipe cleaner crafts with help from Hobby Lobby!