Craft Day / Fuse Bead Art
Fuse Bead Art
Children create designs on pegboards with fuse beads, which an educator irons to set.
How to run it
- Give each child a pegboard and a tray of fuse beads.
- Children place beads on the pegs to make a design.
- An educator covers the design with baking paper and irons it in a separate area.
- Let it cool, then peel it off the board.
You will need
- fuse beads
- pegboards
- baking paper
- iron
Make it easier or harderUse large beads for younger children; older children copy pixel patterns.
SafetyOnly educators use the iron, in a separate area; beads are a choking hazard.
My Time Our Place · Outcome 4Pixel designs build patience and spatial thinking.
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