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Home » Playtime » Pipe Cleaner Glasses

Pipe Cleaner Glasses

September 13, 2013 by Crystal McClean

To be honest, this all started with Tristan and his Superman costumes.  First he had a ‘put together’ costume from bits around the house.  Then he received a ‘real’ costume.  But then he also wanted to be Clark Kent and have the whole package.  So Daddy used some hair gel and made a little curl in the front of his hair.  And to complete the look I fashioned a pair of pipe cleaner glasses for him.

Clark Kent Pipe Cleaner Glasses

How to make your own Pipe Cleaner Glasses

To make these pipe cleaner glasses, Tristan chose the colours he wanted the glasses to be. I cut a small piece off of the first pipe cleaner and the cut the large piece in half.

How to Make Pipe Cleaner Glasses, pretend play Clark Kent, photo

Then I curled each long piece into a circle and twisted the ends together, being careful so that the ends weren’t poking out to cause scratching.  These were of course the lens frames.

Pipe cleaner glasses style 1 in progress, pipe cleaner crafts, Crystal's Tiny Treasures, photo

The small piece was carefully wrapped around one circle, and then the other circle to make the nose bridge.

Pipe cleaner glasses style 2 finished, daycare craft ideas, learning about people, community helper crafts, photo

Next I took a second pipe cleaner and cut it in half. Then I wrapped the very end of it around the ‘join’ of one lens opposite side of the bridge.  This was repeated this on the other side.  These were the ‘arms’.

Tristan put the glasses on and I adjusted the arm curvature so that they were comfortable over his ears.

Pipe Cleaner Clark Kent Glasses, homemade Superman costume, superhero pretend play, photo

Tristan was very pleased with his new pair of Clark Kent pipe cleaner glasses!

Daddy made a second pipe cleaner glasses style.  For his he took one pipe cleaner and bent the ends into a ring and twisted the end up near the middle, leaving a space between for the bridge.

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Pipe cleaner glasses style 2 in progress, photo

The arms were made in the same way as for style #1.

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Pipe cleaner glasses style 2, pretend play opticians, pretend play, optometrist, photo

Since the first pair was made over two years ago, the collection has expanded, and the ways they are played with has also changed; though Clark Kent still makes his appearance.

Clark Kent, homemade Superman costume, superhero pretend play, photo

We’ve since been using these pipe cleaner glasses with our optician’s office role-play.

Filed Under: Playtime Tagged With: Counting, Pipe Cleaners, Pretend play

About Crystal McClean

I am a Mom, Wife, Home Educator, and Virtual Assistant. We love to have fun together while learning and exploring our environment.

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Comments

  1. TheBargainBabe says

    September 13, 2013 at 1:12 pm

    very cute, i bet my preschooler would love these.

    • Crystal McClean says

      September 15, 2013 at 4:26 pm

      Give them a try yourself for even more fun!

  2. Missy Homemaker says

    September 13, 2013 at 3:11 pm

    Aren’t these the cutest? We made a similar pair for weird glasses night at youth group a couple years back.

    • Crystal McClean says

      September 15, 2013 at 4:25 pm

      Weird glasses night?! Now that sounds like a great laugh, I’ll have to keep that in mind for the future 😉

  3. JIll says

    September 13, 2013 at 3:56 pm

    Those are cute. I’m sure they are what he liked most about the costume.

    • Crystal McClean says

      September 15, 2013 at 4:27 pm

      His costume has changed since he’s grown, but he still has the glasses, so they must be a treasure to him 😉

  4. Missy says

    September 13, 2013 at 4:29 pm

    Neat idea! And a very cute Clark Kent 🙂 I’ll have to show my daughter how to make these! She loves making things with pipe cleaners! She also loves playing dress-up, and these would make a nice addition to the dress-up box. Thanks for sharing!

    • Crystal McClean says

      September 15, 2013 at 4:24 pm

      I love them, they’re quick and easy and don’t take up much space. They can also be recycled later when kids grow bored of them 🙂

  5. alison says

    September 13, 2013 at 7:16 pm

    My kids would love those!

    • Crystal McClean says

      September 15, 2013 at 4:27 pm

      Please try them out, the variations are endless, see what they come up with.

  6. Adelien says

    September 14, 2013 at 6:21 am

    So cute children. They feel so confident with the glasses. I think my youngest son will love it too. Thank you for sharing

    • Crystal McClean says

      September 15, 2013 at 4:23 pm

      We first made these when my son was 2 or 3, he’s 5 now and gets even more joy from using them! Thank you for stopping in 🙂

  7. Stephanie @ From the Burbs to the Boonies says

    September 15, 2013 at 5:19 am

    Oh these are so fun! I did Valentines crafts for my son’s class room last year and this is what I had the kids do just in a heart shape. It was such a blast and they loved it. Neat post!

    • Crystal McClean says

      September 15, 2013 at 4:17 pm

      Heart-shaped glasses does sound fun! We’ll definitely do that, too 🙂

  8. Rebecca says

    September 29, 2013 at 8:48 am

    `These are so cool! What a great costume!

    I’ve included this in a round up of Halloween ideas on the Sunday Showcase. https://www.herecomethegirlsblog.com/2013/09/29/halloween-costumes.html

    • Crystal McClean says

      October 1, 2013 at 10:49 am

      Thank you so much! There are some great costumes included!

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