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Creating and Learning with Clothespins

Using simple items around the house with your child can be a budget friendly way to build imagination in your child.  Using clothespins this week we discovered there are a variety of ways to use them that help foster imagination and creativity.
Rainbow Sea Shells
This past week we Reused our Egg Dye to create Rainbow Seashells which have been a big hit in our sand box and our fairy garden.  After finishing the shells we still have some leftover dye so we decided to find additional materials to experiment with.  On pinterest from Mothering in a Shoe I found had colored her clothespins so we gave it a try.  They turned out beautiful!
My daughter used them in a variety of ways in her outdoor adventures this week.  I’m sure there are many ways indoors too but we focused on outdoors in their beautiful spring weather we’ve been having. We discussed how different surfaces absorb water more than others.

She used the colorful clothespins to sort and put in rainbow order. Created a planter out of them on a plastic container. She used them to hold sheets to create forts. And then she discovered they can be used to build things with.  Here is the beginning of the rocket that she built using the colorful clothespin. I’m sure there are a million other uses for clothespin and I can’t wait to see what she creates next. I love using simple materials to see how it can help inspire their imagination.

If you can believe it, after coloring both the shells and clothespin, we still had some egg dye left so we also dyed some leftover dried cantaloupe seeds and pumpkin seeds for a future art project.  Finding numerous ways to reuse items to create something new is so much fun and teaching our children to love our Earth.  Next week we’ll be sharing Ideas for Celebrating Earth Day with your kids.

This week I’ve discovered the power of a clothespin and how many things that you can do with it.  I thought it might inspire us for the next few weeks with a variety of activities.  I’m gather them all in one spot for a resource for many of us wanted to create activities at home with our child or for teachers at school creating activities and crafts for kids.

Here are a few Clothespin Activities we plan to explore the next few months for both learning ideas and crafting ideas.

Activities with Clothespins 

Learning with Clothespins

  • ABC Order
  • Alphabet Clothespins
  • Spelling Words with Clothespins 
  • Numerical Order & Counting
  • Beginning Sounds
  • Clothespin Sight Words
  • Clothespin Spelling Words
  • Fine Motor Math Facts
  • Fraction Clothes Pins
  • Clothespin Letter or Sound Match

Crafting with Clothespins

  • Clothespin Mermaids
  • Clothespin Caterpillars
  • Book Inspired Peg Dolls 
  • Dot Marker Butterfly Clothespin
  • Make into People with Pipe Cleaner
  • Clothespin Beaded Butterfly
  • Dragonfly Clothespins
  • Clothespin Flower Pot
  • Clothespin Butterfly Snack Containers

What can you learn or create with a clothespin? 

 

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Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: After School Link Up, Crafting, grade school

About Kim Vij

Early childhood teacher, author, speaker and mom of 3. Kim shares ways to make learning fun and parenting an adventure by sharing developmentally appropriate activities.

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Comments

  1. Raising a Happy Child says

    April 8, 2013 at 1:02 pm

    I think clothespins are great for pretend play – even better when they are painted 🙂

    Reply
  2. Pinkoddy says

    April 8, 2013 at 5:23 pm

    What great activities for learning through play. I recently saw a dinosaur post with them too for learning numbers. I think they are a brilliant idea.

    Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  3. Deb Chitwood says

    April 8, 2013 at 7:16 pm

    I love your activities with clothespins! Thanks for featuring my April Themed Activities for Kids. I'm so glad my post helped you plan out your activities for the month! Deb @ LivingMontessoriNow.com

    Reply
  4. Mary Catherine says

    April 8, 2013 at 8:16 pm

    I love the clothespins ideas, especially letting your daughter use them outside. They are very versatile, and I love the colored versions. 🙂 Thanks for hosting a fun party, as usual. 🙂

    Mary Catherine of Fun-A-Day!

    Reply
  5. Jackie Higgins says

    April 9, 2013 at 7:25 am

    Great round up and I love the colorful clothespins!

    Reply

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