For larger geodes, make a cage out of chicken wire and wrap it with pipe cleaners.I originally used string and couldn’t pull it out of my finished geode. I strongly suggest curling ribbon or fishing line to suspend your pipe cleaners.The longer your geode is immersed in the water, the bigger the crystals will be.Cover your geodes with a coat of clear nail polish if you use food colouring. Get ready for hours of fun for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade students as you make these fun crafts with pipe cleaners. I believe that what little affect the food colouring has will fade pretty quickly. Children of all ages will have fun twisting chenille stems to make these creative Pipe Cleaners CraftsWe have a pipe cleaner craft ideas for everything from A to Z.Don’t throw your water away! To reuse it, heat the water to boiling again and add 1 & 1/2 tablespoons of Borax.Uncover and be amazed!Ĭarefully pull out the fishing line or curling ribbon from your finished geode. Add the Borax and food colouring (if needed), stirring until the Borax is completely dissolved.Īdd your pipe cleaner shape tied to the skewer, butter knife or chop stick and cover with a dish cloth. Once you’ve got it tied off at the right height, remove it from the container before you add your water.īring water to a boil and carefully pour into your container. Put it in your empty container and using a skewer, butter knife or chop stick, tie the ends around it so that your pipe cleaner shape doesn’t touch the sides or bottom of your container. Shape the pipe cleaner(s) and thread fishing line or curling ribbon through the edge. If you only have white pipe cleaners, you can use food colouring in the water to dye them. For example, I used dark blue to get the sapphire colour. The colour of the pipe cleaner is what decides the colour of your crystals. Fishing line or curling ribbon, on hand or $1.
Skewer, butter knife, chop stick, on hand.To make beautiful geodes in your own kitchen you need more patience and time than anything else! Here is the basic recipe to start you off in the world of beautiful geodes.
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