![]() ![]() ![]() Sorting that many beads has got to be one of Dante’s circles of hell. One tip – purchase “sorted” beads, that come packaged by color, NOT a huge container of beads that are all mixed up. If the kit you are purchasing doesn’t come with peg boards, you will need those as well (most kits come with at least a few pegboards – but you can order larger ones here). The off-brand beads we purchased work just as well as real Perler beads. The set I purchased isn’t available right now, but you can browse “fuse beads” on Amazon to see what sets are available. It was over 5 times as many beads and colors for about twice the cost. You can get Perler brand bead sets that have 4000 total beads in 8 different colors, but since I already knew my kids loved melty beads and would use lots of them I ended up ordering a different brand that came with 22,000 beads. When I realized how much my kids enjoyed working with the beads, I decided to order a large set with LOTS of different colors. You can purchase Perler brand beads at most craft stores and online. Once the design is completely, you iron over the beads and they melt enough to fuse together. Kids can set up the beads on a plastic pegboards which keep the beads in place. In case you aren’t familiar with Perler beads, they are small beads that come in just about every color imaginable. We spent hours over the past week combing through all the patterns to find our favorites, and I’ve compiled them below. We’re talking Star Wars characters, princesses, animals of every variety, video game characters, super heroes, and even Kawaii characters (which my daughter loves!). Kandi Patterns has THOUSANDS of Perler bead patterns available that kids can use for free to make their favorite characters. Since we’ve had lots of extra time at home lately, we’ve been looking for the best Perler bead patterns we can find, and I stumbled across a FANTASTIC resource: Kandi Patterns. Whenever we need a quiet activity that I know will keep them busy for a good chunk of time, we pull out the Perlers and let them go to town! My 3rd and 6th graders will sometimes spend more than an hour dreaming up their own designs or copying patterns they’ve found online. One of my kids’ favorite indoor activities is designing with Perler Beads (aka melty beads or fuse beads). When you’re done, tie a knot in the craft lace at the bottom of your design, and trim any excess length.In today’s post: Find over 100 Perler Bead patterns for hours of fun! Princesses, super heroes, animals, video game characters, and more!.Repeat steps 2-4 with every line of your pattern.When you’re done, you should have to two equal lengths of craft lace again, one on either side of the line of beads. Reposition the line of beads so that they form the bottom side of a craft lace triangle, with the keyring as the triangle’s top corner. ![]() Now, string the other leg of craft lace through beads in the opposite direction of the first leg.(This may not matter for the first line, but it’s important later on!) Push the beads up to the top of the craft lace, next to the key ring. String those beads onto one of the legs of craft lace, in the order you see them on the pattern.If you’re using the bird pattern, the first line will be 3 green beads. Look at the top line of your pattern, and find pony beads to match that line.Tie your craft lace to your key ring, leaving two legs of equal length. ![]()
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