Need a fresh activity idea for a birthday party or sleep over? Beading is, historically, a fabulous family activity and spans all age groups. Young and old alike enjoy creating beautiful wearable art. Beaded jewelry, bookmarks, key chains are among the many projects that make unique and personal gifts that are cherished by the recipients.

Beading is a great pastime for grandmas, moms, sisters and daughters to share and believe it or not, my 5-year-old boy enjoys it as well! (I am having fun with his interest while it lasts.) Watching my son’s enjoyment as he creates a bracelet, bag tag or zipper pull is priceless. He loves to create his own pieces from scratch with no direction from me. He makes gifts for me and his grandmas, which we all love. Sometimes the item would only warrant a mother’s love but at other times, the items are remarkable.

My girlfriend’s 7-year-old daughter was looking for a party activity at her last birthday. We talked about it and they decided on a Beaded Birthday Bash. They bought the beads from their Wild Cherry Beads representative and set it up the day of the party. The girls had a ball! Each enjoyed making her own party favor to take home and show off to family and friends. With little adult interaction, the girls did a fantastic job and had so much fun that many were talking about doing it at their next birthday.

Beaded Party Favor Project

Memory wire bracelets for the girls or zipper pulls/bag tags for the boys (or tom boys) make a perfect birthday party-length project. Here is the basic recipe for kids’ beaded bracelets:

Bracelet Ingredients (courtesy of Wild Cherry Beads, inc.)
• Memory Wire
• Seed Beads
• Needle Nose pliers (for finishing the bracelets)

(That’s all you need, really!)

Cut the wire for the length of bracelet you want. Curl one end and BEAD away! Curl the other end when done and VIOLA, you have a kid’s bracelet – a party favor each will enjoy taking home. Expect this fun activity to take about 30 to 60 minutes, depending on the number and decisiveness of the partygoers.

The best age group for such a party falls within the 7-12 age group. However, 3-6 year olds can do it too. You just need to think about the attention span of the age group. Some can focus for 30 minutes, but some lose interest after 10 minutes. Teenagers also enjoy making bracelets and key chains but they like to do it at the adult level with bigger, better beads than the seed beads and like to finish them with toggles or lobster clasps.

FYI: zipper pulls, bag tags, bookmarks and key chains make a fun activity as well and can accommodate those who feel bracelets are too“girly”.

Don’t want to go through the hassle of visiting the bead store? Not quite sure how to do it all? Wild Cherry Beads is able to supply all the necessary components at affordable prices. Plus they can come to your house and help with the activity or show you how to do it.

As the original “Bead Store on Wheels, Straight to Your Door,” Wild Cherry Beads offers an ever-changing inventory of “cherry-picked” beads at wholesale prices as well as all the tips, techniques, and know-how necessary to make beautiful beaded accessories. Wild Cherry Beads also offers FREE beading classes to adults and children alike with the highest quality items at below-retail prices.

For all your beading needs and supplies, whether for birthday parties, pre-assembled and ready to bead or for some grown-up fun or bridal creations go to www.wildcherrybeads.comor contact WCBead Lady Nicole directly at nicole@wildcherrybeads.comor 651-775-5339.

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