Wow, this beaded heart craft turned out awesome! And it is so easy too! All you need are 2 pipe cleaners and pony beads. This is one of the crafts that I want to keep forever and display all year. I think my son did such a fantastic job making this heart 🙂
Supplies Needed:
- 2 pipe cleaners
- lots of pony beads
How To:
Begin by twisting the 2 pipe cleaners together so that they form 1 long line. Gently bend your pipe cleaners into a heart shape, with the connected ends being at the top. Leave the bottom ends unattached so your kiddo can add beads.
Pick beads and being stringing them onto the pipe cleaners. We had a variety of beads -shiny, sparkly, metallic, heart shaped, and an odd large one with a heart on it. My son just picked whatever ones caught his attention without making any kind of pattern. Fill up one side of the heart with beads, but leave some of the pipe cleaner free at the end so it can be connected to the other piece.
String beads along the other pipe cleaner. I helped hold the pipe cleaner to that the beads didn’t spill off when my son switched sides.
When your child is finished stringing beads along the pipe cleaners, carefully twist the 2 bottom ends together to form your heart.
More Crafts!
Valentine’s Day Wand: a super cute heart wand to sprinkle love all around.
Fingerprint Heart: make a heart shape design with your little one’s fingerprints and a paper heart stencil.
Lacing Heart: work on fine motor skills with this fun lacing heart craft.
Heart Hedgehog Craft: make an adorable little cardboard hedgehog with heart quills!
