Have you and your kiddos discovered Perler Beads yet? They are one of my girls favorite things to pull out during down time. We got an 11, piece bucket of beads a couple years ago and after all their creations we still have probably three quarters of the bucket left. It is a great activity teaching hand eye coordination and patience. Depending on the size of the template they are using, it can take awhile to get a project done. My girls do great [...]
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How to make Perler bead Minions! This post contains Amazon affiliate links, which means that if you make a purchase through the links, I will earn a small percentage of the sale at no additional cost to you. This past week, we discovered crafting with Perler beads. My 8 year old has been wanting to try these for a while, so we finally did it! (They are also called Hama beads or melty beads.) Perler bead crafts develop some serious fine motor skills [...]
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Lay designed Melty Beads on specially design pegboards and heat with an iron to create adorable Zoo Animals! Create a panda, monkey, elephant, tiger, jaguar or lion Melty Bead animal! Materials Iron ** Adult Supervision May Be Required Instructions To create these designs, lay Melty Beads onto the pegboard shapes shown. We have indicated which kits are needed to make each shape, but you can easily switch out the bead colors for colors of your choice! [...]
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I love Halloween and owls so I decided to design this Owl Witch and share with you. This makes a great and easy craft project for kids. This is Witchy The Owl. Makes a really nice magnet for the refrigerator just add a magnet strip to the back or hang in a window with a suncatcher hook. Also makes a nice gift to give to a teacher on Halloween . Large Square Perler board Perler Ironing paper (or wax paper) Iron Buttons for eyes. I bought a mixed pack [...]
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