Comments on: Beading Made Easy For Little Hands

By: Sandra

Sandra — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 22:40:20 +0000

I use shoe laces to let them put pony beads on. Every pair of Skechers me and the kids get always have two pair of laces so I just let them pick which kind they like and bring the extra pair to the center.

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By: Grandma Kay

Grandma Kay — Sat, 30 Nov 2013 05:59:36 +0000

I have a big butter tub full of the Large Perler beads, the ones you put on a peg grid then melt with an iron to fuse the design, but I use them mainly for bead threading with my grand kids. I started it with the 6 year old and 1 year old to make a Mother’s Day gift from them to their mom, my daughter. I used black 18 inch wire ties, the ones for bundling electronic cables. Much easier to manipulate without frustration and it makes a cute bangle bracelet. So now the 3 year old can sit and thread beads with minimum supervision. Best done sitting on an area rug because no matter how many times I suggest the beads stay in the bucket, they always seem to get poured out! The rug keeps the beads confined better than tables or floors. They also become beans or something in little cookware in her kitchen. They get poured from one container into another and become extended playtime.

By: Stella

Stella — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 04:55:07 +0000

I dye pasta using some alcohol and shiny paint.
You’ll need:
Large zip lick bag
About 1\2-1 tsp. of alcohol ( depends on amount of pasta)
Some paint, I use shiny tempura paint it comes out nice.
Mix all ingredients in zip lock bag and make sure pasta is covered.
Spread out on aluminum foil or wax paper let dry.
Then I use yarn and tie a colorful button on one end (this keeps the noodles from falling out)
I put tape on the ends to give them a point to work with.
They love this, I work on patterns with them. You can add their name to the noodles also so the land in the middle of their necklace.
Just have FUN!

By: Erica

Erica — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 21:02:57 +0000

Beading is great for little hands. I like to use pipe cleaners for children who struggle as they help to keep things in place really well. Works really nicely with penne pasta.