Buddy isn’t always interested in making crafts. However, I like crafty activities, so I always look for ones I think he’d like too. When I saw the pattern snakes idea on Frugal Fun 4 Boys’ Blog, I knew Buddy would love it. As soon as I suggested it, Buddy wanted to do it right away!

To start, I pulled out some pony beads, pipe cleaners, and some sticky google eyes. I twisted the end of each pipe cleaner to make a knot. Then, Buddy and I pulled out the beads we wanted to use for our snakes.

The original activity was designed to practice patterning, but Buddy wasn’t interested in doing his snake in a pattern. We did have some patterning discussions with my beads though. Buddy liked finding the next color for my pattern, but he didn’t want to do his own snake that way.

It was really fun and relaxing putting beads on our snakes. We both genuinely enjoyed the process! Plus, it was a great way for Buddy to work on his fine motor skills. Once our snakes were full, I twisted the end to make a head. Then we added two google eyes. I wasn’t sure they would stick, but they did!

Buddy’s enjoyed playing with his snake this week! The google eyes did fall off after a week – I might try hot glue next time to make them stay a little better. Buddy enjoyed this activity so much that he wants to make them at his birthday party!

Do you have any other fun craft ideas for preschoolers? If so, please leave your suggestions in the comment section.