Pipe Cleaner Fun

So I got this idea from somewhere else in the blogosphere, but I can't recall where.  So smart, the idea to use pipe cleaners and household objects!  We dumped our pipe cleaners out, and the first thing the kids wanted to do was to pretend they were pine needles.  This shot is right after Caden shook a handful out into the air like he was spreading them...  

Then we got busy seeing what the pipe cleaners could fit into.  Turns out our two colanders and our pasta strainer were perfect fits.  But I think the kids had the most fun with the side of our kitchen bookshelf/craft storage.