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Note: Some free beading patterns are available to newsletter subscribers only! Learn more and get on the list. Tip: Click on the 'Filed in' tags at the top of any article to find similar topics. Once mastered, slight modifications and variations of these standard stitches can be made to create new patterns. The patterns also have suggested colors, but kids certainly don’t need the exact colors that are suggested – they can use whatever they have that’s similar.See beading diagrams, instructional videos and project tutorials for the most popular and fundamental bead weaving stitches. These patterns work like a cross-stitch pattern: count the squares the add the beads as shown on the pattern. Once you click through, you’ll find a print button under each pattern so you can print them if you’d like (my kids usually just keep the pattern open on an iPad and work from there). Please click through the links below each graphic to get the individual patterns. All patterns have come from Kandi Patterns and the images are used here by permission. Ok, time for the patterns! I have curated over 100 patterns in 9 different categories for you and your kids to enjoy. Younger kids will likely get frustrated because it takes a fair amount of hand eye coordination to complete a design.

One last note – I think fuse beads are BEST for ages 7-12.

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If not, try these plastic organizers – we now have 4 of them full of beads and they work great to keep colors separate! Lastly, if you purchase a large set of melty beads, check to see whether a good storage container comes with the set or not. Sorting that many beads has got to be one of Dante’s circles of hell. One tip – purchase “sorted” beads, that come packaged by color, NOT a huge container of beads that are all mixed up. If the kit you are purchasing doesn’t come with peg boards, you will need those as well (most kits come with at least a few pegboards – but you can order larger ones here). The off-brand beads we purchased work just as well as real Perler beads. The set I purchased isn’t available right now, but you can browse “fuse beads” on Amazon to see what sets are available. It was over 5 times as many beads and colors for about twice the cost. You can get Perler brand bead sets that have 4000 total beads in 8 different colors, but since I already knew my kids loved melty beads and would use lots of them I ended up ordering a different brand that came with 22,000 beads. When I realized how much my kids enjoyed working with the beads, I decided to order a large set with LOTS of different colors. You can purchase Perler brand beads at most craft stores and online. Once the design is completely, you iron over the beads and they melt enough to fuse together. Kids can set up the beads on a plastic pegboards which keep the beads in place. In case you aren’t familiar with Perler beads, they are small beads that come in just about every color imaginable. We spent hours over the past week combing through all the patterns to find our favorites, and I’ve compiled them below. We’re talking Star Wars characters, princesses, animals of every variety, video game characters, super heroes, and even Kawaii characters (which my daughter loves!).

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Kandi Patterns has THOUSANDS of Perler bead patterns available that kids can use for free to make their favorite characters. Since we’ve had lots of extra time at home lately, we’ve been looking for the best Perler bead patterns we can find, and I stumbled across a FANTASTIC resource: Kandi Patterns. Whenever we need a quiet activity that I know will keep them busy for a good chunk of time, we pull out the Perlers and let them go to town! My 3rd and 6th graders will sometimes spend more than an hour dreaming up their own designs or copying patterns they’ve found online. One of my kids’ favorite indoor activities is designing with Perler Beads (aka melty beads or fuse beads). In today’s post: Find over 100 Perler Bead patterns for hours of fun! Princesses, super heroes, animals, video game characters, and more!