26 Adorable (And Easy) Pipe Cleaner Animal Crafts for All Ages

These cheerful little chappies will look awesome hanging from the ceiling, and the more the merrier because those twisty rainbow colored tentacles really do add a touch of summer fun.

This is a great craft for older kids and will take about 3 hours to complete, but those hours will be well worth it when they end up with this incredible 2-color tarantula.

Oh my, how absolutely adorable is this teeny teddy bear? Unbelievably, he’s made using only one brown chenille pipe cleaner (cut into four lengths), three tiny beads, and a ribbon bow.

With just three yellow pipe cleaners and two brown ones, kids can create this lovely little lion by winding the cleaners around a pencil, and drawing on features with a marker.

For an impromptu activity that will keep the kids amused for hours, grab some pipe cleaners and make these sweet little brontosaurus finger puppets – there’s also a link for a T-Rex, too.

Whether they’re looking for Halloween ideas or just want a cat of their own, this totally cute pipe cleaner kitty will be a lot of fun to make and keep.

Nimble fingers will really enjoy making these absolutely adorable turtles by using an unusual weaving technique to create the creature’s shell, and finishing off with a pair of safety eyes.

These creepy crawly pipe cleaner spiders are a great craft idea for kids to make on Halloween, and all you need are black pipe cleaners, googly eyes, and glue.

Okay, so dragons are meant to be scary, but these brightly colored fire-breathers are just too cute with their fuzzy bodies, crazy eyes, and complementing craft foam wings and feet.

Based on the book ‘A Color of his Own’, these little pipe cleaner chameleons are easy to make, and sit on leaves made in the same color for a fun matching activity.

Get out and about in nature and collect some sticks, then spend a happy couple of hours creating snakes with pom pom heads, which can wind their way around the ‘branches’.

Kids can get their glitter on with this flamboyant craft activity, which uses sparkly pipe cleaners, glitter paper, and sequins to create a deliciously over the top peacock which shimmers and shines.

These Easter chicks are absolutely adorable, and incredibly quick to make. Add fancy tail feathers, paper beaks, googly eyes, and even a few glamorous gems to really bring them to life.

If you’re looking for ocean-themed pipe cleaner crafts for the kids to do, look no further than these colorful sea anemones, which are also great for fine motor skills.

There’s no way these crocodiles can look scary, not when they have a fuzzy head and fluffy legs, but they ARE a lot of fun thanks to their opening and closing jaws!

This fun tutorial shows you how easy it is to make pipe cleaner animals and creatures which can be as colorful or as wacky as your kids want to make them.

The possibilities are endless when you have a bundle of pipe cleaners, a stash of pom poms, and a few googly eyes – just look at these incredible monsters for inspiration.

This is possibly the cutest pipe cleaner craft you will see; before long your home will be overrun with these sweet fuzzy bunnies and their oversized carrots, and who wouldn’t want that?

This little bee is a super quick craft idea which will keep the kids amused, and all you need are yellow pipe cleaners, a black marker, and transparency paper.

Using pony beads in this project is perfect as it gives just the right texture for both the fireflies and the dragonflies, especially when you use glow-in-the-dark ones for the fireflies’ tails.

Pipe cleaner animal crafts can be really easy, although there are some which take a lot of time and effort but which look stunning when finished, just like this beautiful elephant.

Sometimes, less is more and that is certainly true of this game of fishing, which is super simple to make and fits inside a baggie so kids can take it wherever they go.

Are you looking for a Thanksgiving craft idea for the kids? Why not have them make their own napkin rings for the big dinner, using pipe cleaners, paper, and googly eyes.

These spindly spiders are ideal for Halloween as they are just the right amount of creepy, and all the kids need to make them are pipe cleaners and pony beads – simple.

When a new season arrives, so do bugs, but these ones are definitely not of the icky variety! Made from pom poms, pipe cleaners, and googly eyes, the kids will adore them.

For a sweet Valentine’s craft idea, have the kids follow the instructions in this post to create a pair of charming love birds and a fuzzy heart for them to kiss under.