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January 30, 2014 | 13 Comments

Bead Heart Wands – Valentine’s Day Craft

bead heart valentine's day craft for kidsI can’t tell you how many wands we have in our house because I have honestly lost count. We have princess wands, fairy wands, fairy-princess wands…. so despite the fact that we have a ton my daughter wanted to make one for Valentine’s day and this is what I can up with. I have been wanting to work on her fine motor skills and patience all at once and beading is a great way to do that. Now that she is 3.5 I am using smaller beads that force her to work harder threading them on. Challenging your children is tricky because there is a tiny sweet spot where they are facing that challenge but not getting overwhelmed by it. Pay close attention and try to learn their signals – are they feeling challenged or frustrated? This Valentine’s day craft is great because you can make a big heart if they are into beading or a smaller one if they are done after a few challenging minutes.

Gather your materials. You will need a wood dowel, pipe cleaner , and tri-beads in your choice of color. My daughter’s choice was pink. Not a shock if you know her. We also used red glitter glue. Also when I am doing a beading activity with little beads I like to use a cookie tray to contain everything. bead heart valentine's day craft

Start by threading the beads on the pipe cleaner. heart wand valentine's day activity for kids

Look at that concentration!

heart wand craft for valentines day One of the things that seems to motivate a lot of young kids when they are doing something challenging is to have a support person ( adult or older sibling even) doing it along side them. I didn’t tell my daughter what to do but she could look to me as a guide without having to ask for help. So I made one too!

If you get bored of the colors you have get some new ones. I was surprised to see she threaded on a bunch of orange ones. Perhaps the pink monopoly in our house is nearing it’s end?

When all the beads are on bend it into a heart and twist the ends together snuggly. beaded heart fairy wands for valentine's day

Hand your child the glitter glue and let them decorate the dowel. Prepare them for the dribbles. They don’t know it but this careful application is working on their eye hand coordination! fine motor bead wands for valentine's day

Wrap the ends of the pipe cleaner around the dowel when it’s dry. I tucked one end along the dowel and wrapped the other around it then tied them and wrapped until all the pipe cleaner was wrapped tightly around it. Give it a shake test before passing it back to your little Valentine. heart wand valentines

Play. This was the best picture I could get because that girl moves fast. valentine's day fairy wand

 

 

 

Filed Under: Age Preschool, Age: Kindergarten, Heart, Preschool Crafts, Valentine's Day | 13 Comments

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13 Comments

  1. Shaunna @ Fantastic Fun and Learning says

    January 30, 2014 at 6:15 am

    These are adorable, Allison! And you are so right. That “sweet spot” is very important to find. Great advice.

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    • Allison McDonald says

      January 30, 2014 at 9:55 am

      Thanks Shaunna!

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  2. ana amor says

    February 3, 2014 at 8:32 am

    I have noticed your website one or two months ago and I love it!!
    I’m a kinder’s teacher (3 year old students) in Valencia, Spain and I have seen a lot of resources for my daily class. Thank you.
    Last month we did a snowman with the snow texture (glue and shave cream) and we enjoyed a lot because my kids have never seen the snow!! We live in the Mediterranean coast. Last week
    we experienced the chalk with water.. for my surprise, they were breaking the chalk with a stone and it was the only noise in ten or twelve minutes!!
    I am your new fan -page. Thank you again.

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    • Allison McDonald says

      February 3, 2014 at 9:53 am

      Thank you for letting me know that the site has been helpful!

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  3. Sam @ Living The Dutch Dream says

    January 18, 2016 at 2:00 am

    Great idea! My girls are going to love making these bead wands. I always make jewellery with them but who can resist a wand.

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