Don't be put off by this guy's twisted appearance: Making pipe cleaner humans is a snap. Fortunately for the pipe cleaner sculptor, pipe cleaners come in all colors -- just like people. Make a family of figures and dress them up any way you'd like. For more pipe cleaner crafts and technique tips, click here.
| Prep Time: Under 1 hour | |
| What you need: | |
| 4 yellow pipe cleaners
Googly eyes Pencil Fingernail clippers Glue | |
| Seasons: Birthday, Evening, Fall, Rainy day, Spring, Summer, Traveling, Winter, Year round | |
| Materials: pipe cleaners | |
| Instructions: | |
| 1. | Make a V with a pipe cleaner and twist a small loop at the
top. |
| 2. | Twist together the two ends a few times to make the
torso. |
| 3. | Coil another pipe cleaner around a pencil. |
| 4. | Slide the coil onto the torso. |
| 5. | Clip a pipe cleaner in half and slide one half through the
loop. |
| 6. | Bundle a pipe cleaner around a pencil and stick it on the
loop to make a head. |
| 7. | Make loops at the ends of the arms and legs for hands and
feet. |
| 8. | Glue on googly eyes and pipe cleaner accessories: hair (a C-shaped snippet of brown), a necktie (looped from red) and briefcase (a length of brown bent back and forth). |
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Make a V with a pipe cleaner and twist a small loop at the
top.
Twist together the two ends a few times to make the
torso.
Coil another pipe cleaner around a pencil.
Slide the coil onto the torso.
Clip a pipe cleaner in half and slide one half through the
loop.
Bundle a pipe cleaner around a pencil and stick it on the
loop to make a head.
Make loops at the ends of the arms and legs for hands and
feet.

