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Hair ties don’t have to be plain old elastic circles. Your child can decorate her hair with beaded hair bands that add flair to her hair!
What You Need:
- An elastic cord, available at bead or craft shops
- Six beads, medium to large size
- Scissors
- Ruler
- Sewing needle
- Liquid glue
What You Do:
- Have your child choose a color of elastic cord and the color beads she would like to use. She could choose a bead with her initial on it or a bead in a favorite shape, such as a heart or flower. The beads should all be medium to large in size. She should choose beads that go together in groups of three.
- Have her measure 10 to 11 inches of elastic cord with a ruler and cut a piece that length.
- Now she can string all six beads on the cord. She may need to use a sewing needle on one end of the cord to help it through the bead holes.
- After the beads are on the cord, help her tie the ends of the cord together with a double knot.
- She can cut the ends off the double knot so there’s no loose string hanging off it. Then she can put a drop of liquid glue on the end of the knot and push the knot inside of one bead (to hide the knot from view; some later knots will be visible, but that’s okay).
- Group three beads that go together at one end of the elastic circle and loop them through the circle to tie a knot holding those beads together. Repeat this step for the other three beads on the opposite side.
- She can choose if she also wants to put a knot in the middle of the hair tie, as some ponytail holders have.
- After the glue has dried, let her create a ponytail or braid to showcase the new homemade hair tie!
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