• Home
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms and Conditions
  • Meet Sarah
  • Playful Days
  • Shop Resources
  • Search

How Wee Learn

Out of the box learning ideas, playful art, exploring nature, and simple living - that is How We Learn!

  • Quiet Time
  • Letters and Numbers
  • Art
  • Science
  • Get Outside
  • Shop

A Clothespin Crown

January 15, 2014 by Sarah Leave a Comment

My Sam, at the age of 3, is quite the guy.  He – I suppose like most children- would much rather play with boxes, popsicle sticks, and clothespins then any ‘real’ toy.  This has led us to having a bin in our family room which has been coined ‘the inventors bin’.  You may have seen this idea before … I have seen it floating around Pinterest a few times.  Our inventors bin is nothing at all fancy, but my kids love it.  Inside the bin we have clothespins, craft sticks, straws, pipe cleaners, various lids, small containers, some little springs that had fallen off of a toy, and oodles of other goodies — basically anything I stumble upon and think, ‘we could use that for something’ I pop in the bin.

craft with clothespins

The other day Sam was creating with this bin and sorted out the clothespins from the other supplies.  We had done a craft with clothespins recently, so I thought he may be recreating it.  But he wasn’t.  He started clipping them along the edge of a cup and as he was talking as he played I overheard he was creating a castle.  The combination of Sam lining the cup with clothespins and the word castle made me realize we could easily make a crown from pipe cleaners and the clothespins.  Silly – I know – but these realizations make me so happy!

Once Sam was winding down his play I suggested we make a craft with clothespins.  It really could not have been more simple … but it was adorable, and inspired even more imaginative play.  I simply twisted two pipe cleaners together to form a ring the size of King Sam’s head.  He then clipped the clothespins to the pipe cleaners.

craft with clothespins

This activity was excellent for fine motor development, problem solving (clipping them in a circle), and numeracy too!  Once the pipe cleaners were full of clothespins the crown was complete.  And the proud King wore his crown all day … and maybe in the bath as well.

craft with clothespins

I love drawing on the interests of my kids – they are full of awesome ideas!  Whenever I am needing a little inspiration I just sit back and watch my kids play … within a few minutes I always have another creative learning activity in mind!

Please consider liking us on Facebook so we can share more creative learning activities with you and your wee ones.  Thank you!

Filed Under: Create, Easy Crafts, Quiet Time, Toddler, Toddlers Tagged With: clothespins, fine motor

« Knotted Blankets and Pillows – No Sew!
Five Senses Activities for Kids Outdoors! »

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

The maximum upload file size: 512 MB. You can upload: image, audio, video, document, spreadsheet, interactive, other. Drop file here

Annual Sale Save $40 and Get FREE Shipping on the Kindergarten at Home Curriculum!
Did you know that 90% of a child's brain growth happens before age 6? Play into Kindergarten Readiness

Visit my Sponsor Oak Meadow

Follow How Wee Learn

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • YouTube
For every step of your journey
  • For Ages 1.5-3
  • For Ages 3-5
  • For Ages 4-6
  • For Ages 6-8
  • For Ages 6-12

Shop Resources


Copyright © 2023 · How Wee Learn · Privacy Policy · designed by blogger boutique · Genesis Framework

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.Accept Read More

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT
148 shares
  • 3