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Colorful Melted Bead Ornament Activity

November 26, 2014 by Carrie

Hello to all the fabulous followers of Carrie This Home! My name is Ashley from 3 Little Greenwoods and I am so excited to be guest posting.

Colorful Melted Bead Ornament Activity

Our holiday is always filled with kid friendly crafts. This weekend my three little ones and I created Melted Bead Ornaments for our Christmas decorations. It’s a super simple craft that children of all ages will love to make.

Melted Bead Christmas Ornament http://www.3littlegreenwoods.com

There are only a few supplies needed to make this colorful ornament: plastic pony beads, metal cookie cutters, metal baking sheets and an oven.

There are no scissors, paper, glitter, or smoking hot glue gun needed. This is definitely my kind of kid craft!

To get the craft started, I picked up a huge tub of pony beads from Walmart for less than $5. Pony beads are a versatile craft supply that can be used for many different projects. With 1500 pieces can make a ton of melted bead ornaments!

Melted Bead Christmas Ornament http://www.3littlegreenwoods.com

Next we gathered around the kitchen table with metal baking sheets placed between the children. To make the ornaments, first lay metal cookie cutters on the baking sheet then fill with one layer of plastic beads.

Those little fingers received fine motor workout as the children patiently filled each shape. Carefully check over each to make sure there is only one layer of beads. More than one layer will make the ornaments bumpy as they melt.

Melted Bead Christmas Ornament http://www.3littlegreenwoods.com

Place the baking sheet with the bead filled cookie cutters into a 400 degree oven for 20 minutes.

Melted Bead Christmas Ornament http://www.3littlegreenwoods.com

Do not remove the metal cookie cutters before baking.

Melted Bead Christmas Ornament http://www.3littlegreenwoods.com

After 20 minutes the beads will melt together inside the cookie cutter to form a colorful piece of art! Allow the ornaments to cool completely then pop them out of the mold.

Melted Bead Christmas Ornament http://www.3littlegreenwoods.com

Attach a colorful bow, a loop for hanging, and they are ready for the tree!

Melted Bead Christmas Ornament http://www.3littlegreenwoods.com

I love how the bright melted bead ornaments add pops of color to our Christmas tree. Can you see Santa peeking behind the Christmas tree?

Melted Bead Christmas Ornament http://www.3littlegreenwoods.com

That is our Christmas Countdown Santa! Soon all those little pockets will be filled with a daily activity for our family to do together. {Click here} to see the entire list of 25 Almost FREE Christmas Countdown Activities.

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Your comments totally make my day!

They give me huge motivation to keep creating and having fun with my 3 Little Greenwoods!

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Filed Under: Activities, All Easy DIY Projects, DIY, Easy Home Decor, Parenting

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  1. Frugal Crafty Home Blog Hop says:
    November 30, 2014 at 8:08 pm

    […] friend Ashley from 3 Little Greenwoods shared a super cute and easy Melted Bead Ornament Turotorial.  My kids had a lot of fun making these and we’ve already given a couple […]

  2. Melted Bead Ornaments says:
    November 28, 2014 at 4:51 am

    […] {Click here} to see the complete tutorial. […]

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