Add a little island flavor to your next lazy afternoon with a Hawaiian arts and craft project!

Looking for an easy and creative craft? Beads come in all sorts of shapes, sizes and colors and your kids will have fun creating unique key chains.

Here are 3 inexpensive ways for kids to make their own beads, from scratch.

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

Here's a fun preschool arts and crafts activity: make homemade clay bead jewelry. All you need is flour, cornstarch, and salt to get started.

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

This flower necklace will have your child practicing patterns, repetition and tracing. Plus, it's so colorful and cute that it makes the perfect gift.

We're sure your kid already knows that people often wear green on March 17th. This shamrock necklace is the perfect addition to any St. Patrick's Day ensemble.

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.

Make necklaces, bracelets, belts, or garlands in this simple and fun activity that recycles old objects and let's your child make one-of-a-kind pieces of art!

Make unique and pretty bracelets using that all-purpose mainstay of crafts and home repair: duct tape!

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

In this 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!

These papier-mâché bracelets are simple to make, and the result is truly stunning!

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

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

A candy ring is perfect for the kid with a sweet tooth and style. Make a sweet candy ring with your child this Valentine's Day.

These cute holly-shaped hair clips are a breeze to make for holiday celebrations. They make a great party activity, too!

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

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

Turn leftover puzzle pieces into a one-of-a-kind necklace that's sure to brighten any outfit.

Make this Easter egg craft that works as both a fun necklace or a decorative garland to welcome warm weather and spring sunshine.

Make a one-of-a-kind necklace this holiday season with this Christmas bead craft that will warm the heart of whoever receives it!

Are you in need of a little extra luck? Try making a lucky amulet!

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

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!

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

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

Help your preschooler create ice cube bead necklaces to cool off while practicing gross motor skills and sequencing, and discussing states of matter.

Your kindergartener can contribute these beaded napkin rings to your Thanksgiving table...and sneak in some good math patterning practice, too.