Want a great activity or handmade gift? Not only are these bead sun catchers beautiful, they help little ones develop fine motor skills, can be used as a color or pattern activity, and proved to be a fun activity for kids from 2-12! Plus, they are super easy, relatively inexpensive and require very few materials!
Materials
Translucent Pony Beads
Muffin Tin, pie plate or cookie cutters on a baking sheet
Nail/Hammer/Drill
Fishing Line
Procedure
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
2. Have kids arrange beads in a single layer in a muffin tin or an oven safe cookie cutter on a baking sheet. The beauty of this project is perfection doesn't matter! Little kids randomly stacked, while older kids made meticulous patterns and they all turned out beautiful.
3. Bake beads for 20 minutes. Open a window, and turn on a fan, as it does get a bit stinky!
4. Remove from the oven and allow to cool. While you may be afraid of sticking, they literally just pop out when they are cool.
5. Using a small nail and hammer or drill, create a small hole in the top of your charm and hang with fishing line in a window. If you don't want to complete this step, wire can be wrapped around the center and used as a base for fishing line.
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