Today’s totally fun kids craft is a Perler Bead Spinner! Hang it on you porch and watch it dance in the wind!
Welcome to the colorful world of Perler beads! Whether you’re a seasoned crafter or a curious beginner, the Perler bead spinner is your new best friend for crafting a vibrant, intricate spinner with ease. Hang your creation in the trees and watch it move and dance with the wind!
In this post, we’ll dive into how to make a Perler bead spinner!
This project is part of my Kid’s Craft camp! Make sure to click on the image to see all 50 craft ideas!
Supplies to make a Perler bead spinner
- Perler beads
- round board
- an iron
- string (we used fishing line)
- glue
- small beads
FYI- someone mentioned in my Instagram comments that these are called HAMA beads in the UK!
How to make a perler bead spinner
If you have done any Perler bead projects before- then this project is going to be pretty easy! You start by picking your color scheme. We chose rainbow. We began by laying out the colors on the pegs closest to the edge. Skip the next row and then add the next color- alternate every other row with beads.
- 1st row: bead.
- 2nd row: skip
- 3rd row: bead
- 4th row: skip
- 5th row: bead
- 6th row skip
- 7th row: bead
etc
You can also skip two rows so the pattern it
- 1st row: bead.
- 2nd row: skip
- 3rd row: skip
- 4th row: beads
- 5th row: skip
- 6th row skip
- 7th row: beads
- etc
We did 7 rings- but your circle pegboard might be larger or smaller and will result in a different size spinner!
Check out my roundup- 30 amazing projects made with Perler beads!
Melt the beads
Once you have the beads just how you want them, lay the parchment paper over it. (The tub I bought had parchment paper included inside!) I just follow the instructions on my bead jar. Medium heat setting in your iron for a few seconds until the perler beads start to flatten.
The circles are quite large so I had to press it in sections.
Once it cools, flip the circle and beads over. Carefully remove the circle guide and lay the parchment sheet back over. Then iron the backside.
When melting perler beads, the goal is to melt them flat enough that they fuse together, but they should keep the opening in the middle.
Turning the beads into a spinner
I snip about 2 feet of fishing line. Starting from the biggest hoop and working my way down, I thread the string in the side of the circle. Then I string a bead. Alternate between the rings and the beads working your want to the center.
I was initially going to put a white perler bead in between but the circles were to close together and they wouldn’t have spun. If you decided to skip two rows in between the beads like I mentioned above, you could so perler beads in between instead.
I work my way all they way down to the purple row (last row) and then I run the string back up through the beads and the hoop.
I tied a square knot and added a little bit of E6000 adhesive then slid down some beads at the top to keep it all together! Since I cut 2 feet of string, I have plenty leftover to hang my spinner in the trees or on my porch!
The wind catches it and it spins and looks so cool!
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The BEST kid crafts and activities
and when I say kids, I mean kids of all ages!
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If you are looking for more fun kids’ crafts- my craft camp has two weeks full of fun projects that you will love to do as well!
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