A great jewelry craft for girls, Ages 4 and up
Great for Kids
Details
Mexican jewelry is often made of silver with turquoise, amber and other stone-like decorations.
Materials:
toilet paper roll
construction paper (we used black) or tinfoil tinfoil looks more like silver, but it's a bit more difficult to glue things to it
dried beans and/or lentils (we used a variety of different ones)
scissors
glue
OPTIONAL: light blue paint
OPTIONAL: hole punch and ribbon
OPTIONAL: sequins
Instructions:
OPTIONAL: Paint some or all of the beans light (turquoise) blue. Let dry. We didn't do this to ours.
Glue construction paper or tinfoil around your toilet paper roll (or you could paint it if you prefer)
Slit toilet paper roll so it isn't a roll anymore
Cut toilet paper roll shorter - it's up to you how wide you want your bracelet (we cut ours into thirds)
Glue beans onto the bracelet. Smaller beans don't slide off the wet glue as much as big ones do. You can also add sequins for extra sparkle if you like.
let dry.
OPTIONAL: punch holes in either side of the bracelet and thread a ribbon through. Use this to tie the bracelet on when you slip it on your arm so it doesn't fall off as easily.
Great for Kids
