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Pipe Cleaners for Kids' Crafts

Shape and bend ideas using twist‑and‑create fun with our selection of pipe cleaners. Whether shaping letters, flowers or friendly critters, the soft, bendable texture is perfect for small hands. Explore bright colour packs and metallics for eye‑catching builds and playful details. Transform simple ideas into models you can hold, pose and display. Enjoy tactile crafting that invites experimentation.


Ideal for classrooms, group activities and at‑home projects, chenille stems pair brilliantly with pom poms and googly eyes. Stock up to add structure and whimsy to any craft. With Hobbycraft, imagination bends to your will.

FAQs About Pipe Cleaners

Pipe cleaners are flexible, fuzzy wires used for crafting, model making, and creating decorative shapes and figures.

Typically, pipe cleaners consist of a metal wire core wrapped with colourful, soft fibres or chenille.

Popular uses include making animals, flowers, jewellery, and adding texture to mixed media projects.

Yes, pipe cleaners are a safe and versatile craft material suitable for children’s creative activities.

Pipe cleaners can be bent, twisted, and coiled easily by hand to form various shapes and structures.

They can be gently reshaped and reused, though repeated bending may weaken the wire core over time.

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