Melty Bead Snowflakes
Use Melty Beads, specially made pegboards and an iron to create fused designs, such as the winter snowflakes seen here!
Materials
- Melty Beads Ultimate Kit
- Iron **May require adult assistance
Instructions
To create these designs, lay Melty Beads onto the pegboard shapes shown or create your own designs. Making snowflakes is a great time to talk about symmetry in nature.
To melt, follow the instructions included in your package, or read about the Basics of Melty Beads here!
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Octagan Pegboard
Tip: For symmetrical patterns, start at the center and branch out. |
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Octagan Pegboard
Tip: Even though snowflakes are mostly depicted in white, you can continue the “cool” theme and stick to “cool” colors on the color wheel, such as shades of blue and purple. |
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Circular Pegboard
Tip: Pair this craft with a discussion on geometry and practice identifying shapes! |
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Circular Pegboard
Tip: For this design, we first created an outline around the pegboard before filling in the inside. |
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Octagon Pegboard
Tip: mix shapes, like circles and arrows into your snowflake shapes. |
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Square Pegboard
Tip: pair this craft with a discussion on symmetry |