10 Thrifty Ideas for Fun with Kids

Button and Pipe Cleaner Caterpillars

For this thrifty and fun idea, gather three buttons of varying sizes, two pipe cleaners, a pencil and dry rigatoni. To make the caterpillars, thread the pipe cleaners through the largest button’s two holes. Use the pencil to curl the ends for the antenna. Then, add several rigatonis to the pipe cleaners. The next step is to add the medium button followed by more rigatonis. Add the smallest button last.