Bead Crafts and Jewelry Crafts for Kids

Make this African collar necklace for a lesson in crafting and African culture.

This beaded wind chime is fun to make and it gets kids experimenting with patterns, a key kindergarten math skill.

Make unique jewelry and accessories using photos and shrinkable plastic sheets! It's like Shrinky Dinks, but better.

Help your child sleep easy with this gorgeous paper plate dream catcher.

Make corn kernel necklaces this fall and help build your child's hand-eye coordination along with her fine motor skills.

Stringing beads helps develop the hand-eye coordination kids need to write, and noodles are sized just right for junior jewelry-makers.

Your child will enjoy feeling independent and creative as she develops her fine motor skills while making this necklace using just yarn and colored straws.

Rainy day? Stuck inside? Here's an arts and crafts pasta project to enjoy with your kindergartener that helps her with math patterns too.

In this first grade arts and crafts activity, you can make fun bracelets using just a handful of buttons and some elastic cord. And it's a counting game, too!

Make a friendship bracelet with your child this Mother's Day or the next time she is looking for a fun project to do!

Who knew that you could make beads out of rose petals? Not only can it be done, but the beads smell wonderful!

Make unique holiday ornaments with this sticky, stringy art project.

Help your teen use scrap hardware to make punk-style jewelry that lets her own unique style shine.

Use painted pasta to create your very own ancient Egyptian necklace.

In this arts and crafts activity, help your kindergartener make friendship bracelets with just safety pins, elastic, and some colorful beads.

This craft has your child creating unique earrings and necklaces from self-hardening clay and acrylic paint.

Etch designs into discs of plaster of Paris using a traditional whaler technique to create a beautiful artisan necklace.

Your preteen will learn about computer parts and how to handle them as she uses an outdated computer to make a totally in-style bracelet!

Transfer your child's artwork onto clothing using an iron-on transfer. It's easier than it sounds, and your child will love wearing his artwork!

Music is all around us. Bring some melody into your home with a hand-crafted door harp.

This cultural craft makes a pretty decoration and teaches kids about other cultures.

Turn your child's favorite fruits and vegetables into an edible necklace!

Embroidery ain't your grandma's art anymore...it can be adapted to a number of cool designs Jazz up a traditional fabric embellishment with sparkly beads!

Skip store-bought jewelry and show your stylish kid how to make her own beaded bracelets.