Bead Caterpillars

Colorful beads and string turn into cute caterpillars with pasandolo pipa.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.pasandolopipa.blogspot.com.es/2013/10/gusanitos-de-madera.html

Beaded Clovers

Green beads and pipe cleaners make an easy kids craft for St. Patrick's Day with plum perfect and me. 

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://plumperfectandme.blogspot.com/2013/03/beaded-shamrocks.html

Jingle Bracelets

Colorful beads and jingle bells make cute bracelets or anklets with twodaloo. 

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.two-daloo.com/2013/12/11/jingle-bell-ankle-bracelets-with-dyed-wooden-beads/

Bead Key Chains

Beads and leather rope make a simple and functional key chain.  Creature comforts blog has all of the instructions for how to make these including how to make the beads and use nail polish for painting them.

Good for ages 6 and up.  

Get the instructions here:
http://creaturecomfortsblog.com/home/2013/10/02/diy-key-fobs-bag-charms-a-darby-smart-challenge.html

Meri cherry paints wood beads for her version and then adds ribbons and bows.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.mericherry.com/2014/08/02/bead-painting-feather-key-chains/

Beaded Sun Catchers

Beads transform into unique sun catchers with this neat version from artful parent.  The kids string beads onto jewelery wire and bend into a heart shape and then they're melted in the oven over aluminum foil and cooled before decorating the window.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.artfulparent.com/2013/08/melted-bead-suncatchers-beautiful-free-form-hearts.html

Popsicle Stick Abacus

Have fun learning math with this colorful abacus from education.com, which uses beads, popsicle sticks and bamboo skewers. 

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.education.com/activity/article/abacus/

Washi Beads

Zakka life shows how to make rectangle beads using washi tape and card stock.  Circle and triangle and trapazoids would be fun too.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://zakkalife.blogspot.com/2013/06/kid-craft-washi-tape-beads.html

Origami Beads

It's a makkie has a really unique post on how to make paper beads using origami paper.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://itsamakkie.blogspot.it/2012/03/wensjes-in-balletjes-zo-maak-je-het.html

Minie co creates paper beads out of origami paper.  She uses triangle shapes to start.

Get the instructions here:

http://www.minieco.co.uk/paper-beads-2/

Beaded Lizards

Sugar bee crafts turns pony beads into lizard pets by stringing the beads onto a patterned thread.  

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/2013/06/pony-bead-lizard-tutorial.html