Pom Pom Ant Chip Clip Craft
This Pom Pom Ant Chip Clip Craft is a fun and easy picnic craft for kids. It turns an ordinary clothespin into a cute little ant that can help keep snack bags closed at home, at camp, or during a summer picnic. Kids will enjoy making their own silly ant friend while practicing simple painting, gluing, and fine motor skills.
Supplies
- Clothespin
- Red paint
- Small paintbrush
- 1 large red pom pom
- 2 small red pom poms
- 2 googly eyes
- 2 red pipe cleaners
- Tacky glue or a low temperature glue gun
- Scissors
Instructions
- Paint the clothespin red and let it dry completely.
- Glue the large red pom pom onto the top of the clothespin. This will be the main body of the ant.
- Glue the two small red pom poms onto the front of the large pom pom to create the head and front body section. Use the finished sample as a guide for placement.
- Attach two googly eyes to the front small pom pom to give your ant a playful face.
- Cut the red pipe cleaners in half so you have two shorter pieces for the antennae.
- Bend each pipe cleaner piece into a gentle V shape.
- Glue the antennae to the top of the ant’s head.
- Let all of the glue dry fully before using the chip clip.
- Clip your finished ant onto snack bags to help keep chips, crackers, or other treats fresh.
Fun Facts
Ants are amazing little insects that work together in colonies. Some queen ants can live much longer than worker ants, and ants use their antennae to help smell, touch, and communicate with one another.
Patterns, Templates and Printables
Use the finished project photo as a visual guide while creating your Pom Pom Ant Chip Clip Craft.
Teacher Friendly Educational Extension
Turn this easy craft for kids into a simple science activity by learning a few facts about ants before or after crafting. Talk about how ants live in colonies, work together to gather food, and use teamwork to survive. Children can compare how real ants move and cooperate with how people work together during a picnic, in the classroom, or at home.
You can also extend the activity with:
- An ant observation journal
- A drawing prompt about a picnic adventure
- A counting activity using pom poms or toy insects
- A discussion about insects and their body parts
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Contributor
These projects are created by Terri, Betty, Jamie or one of the talented staff members at MakingFriends.com. They have been created exclusively for publication on FreeKidsCrafts.com with supplies you'll be able to find around your house.
