The humble pipe cleaner – great for giving to a child to satisfy their need to fiddle with something but also great for crafting.  Here’s some ideas to inspire you:

1.  Life With Moore Babies has these great bubble wands.

2.  Rockabye Butterfly shares this simple idea to practice counting.

3.  Fun & Engaging Activities for Toddlers has this colour matching task.

4. Activity Village has these pipe cleaner skeletons which would look great hung in a window for Halloween!

5. Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas has this great idea for practicing spellings.