Making something they can play with is good but when the process includes patterning and a fine motor skills workout , it's fantastic!
1. Gather your materials. You will need some buttons of various colors, a pipe cleaner and that's it. If you want to put eyes on you need 2 small buttons as well.
2. Start by bending your pipe cleaner in half.
3. Start threading your buttons on.Make sure to thread them on both ends. We did a pattern but you don't have to.
4. Only thread buttons half way along the pipe cleaners.
5. Add the eyes
6. Bend the pipe cleaners up to make antennae.
Making something they can play with is good but when the process includes patterning and a fine motor skills workout , it's fantastic!
1. Gather your materials. You will need some buttons of various colors, a pipe cleaner and that's it. If you want to put eyes on you need 2 small buttons as well.
2. Start by bending your pipe cleaner in half.
3. Start threading your buttons on.Make sure to thread them on both ends. We did a pattern but you don't have to.
4. Only thread buttons half way along the pipe cleaners.
5. Add the eyes
6. Bend the pipe cleaners up to make antennae.