The hardware store has so many inexpensive things that you and your preschooler can turn into a craft project. The next time you need to pick up some nuts and bolts, get a few feet of clear plastic tubing while you’re there and make some of these Wonderful Water Bracelets. They cost only a few cents to make and they look fabulous! Your preschooler can even give them as gifts to friends and family.
What You Need
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¼” Clear Plastic Tubing – for bracelets
3/8” Clear Plastic Tubing – for connectors
Glitter
Sequins
Small Beads
How To Make It
Step One:
Cut a length of the 1/4” plastic tubing that when bent into a circle will fit over your preschooler’s hand.
Step Two:
Cut a 1 ½” piece of the 3/8” tubing to use as a connector.
Step Three:
Holding your finger over one of the open ends of the ¼” tubing, put glitter, sequins, small beads, etc. into it. When you have put in the desired amount of decoration, add water to the bracelet leaving about 1 ½” of air. This air gap will help the items move around easier.
Step Four:
Use the piece of 3/8” tubing as a connector. There you have your bracelet!
Variations
This is a great craft to take to the beach. Cut the tubing ahead of time then let your preschooler fill the bracelets with things they find at the sea shore – sand, pebbles, tiny shells – making it a clever memento of their visit to the ocean.