20+ Perler Bead Craft Ideas

We absolutely love this round up of perler bead ideas. There are hundreds of creative possibilities with these unique perler bead creations!
The number of projects that you can make using these tiny, melty beads seems to be endless. Today I have rounded up a ton of great perler bead craft ideas from all over the place. Check them out…
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Our crafting essentials for these projects:
- We love using this flat bottom dry iron for perfect bead melting every time.
- These perler bead tweezers are ideal for grasping and picking up beads.
- This Perler Bead Peg Board system is our favorite because it interlocks together for larger projects.
- We also use these peg boards and fuse beads in a million different colors.
- These stackable storage containers make keeping our hama beads organized and tidy easy.
20+ perler bead ideas for kids:
Patriotic Cup Covers are fun crafts for a perler beads drink topper. They are an easy craft to make with a circle pegboard!

These Mario and Luigi Bubble Wands are based on my kids favorite characters! With a few beads and ironing paper kids of all ages can create this perler bead project.

These homemade Bubble Wands are even more fun than ones found at craft stores. They are a great idea for summer time fun!

These Super Mario perler bead designs are so much fun and a great way! to keep kids busy!

Robots make fun perler bead magnets and are great for practising fine motor skills!

This Feather Necklace is one of my own designs and perfect for the little girl in your life.

These Star Wars perler bead mini patterns are a fun idea for Star Wars fans. My boys love cool ideas like this!

A Watermelon Key chain is perfect for summer. Simply add a jump ring to this perler bead design.

These Minion Cup Covers make a fun craft for summer time inspired by citrus coasters.

This 3D BB8 Pattern is great fun too!

We love all of these Plants vs. Zombies perler bead designs!

This 3D Mario is a unique design with a s!

Jewellery is one of my favorite perler bead crafts to make.

Earrings are perfect for older children to make.
More fun projects:

Add perler beads to your home decor with this clock.

We love these free patterns for Chistmas Ornaments

Perler bead hearts would make a fun activity for Valentines.

This chevron perler necklace pattern from the Crafted Sparrow makes a pretty perler bead necklace that I would actually wear.

This perler bead Card from Red Ted Art makes a great gift and is easy for young children to create!

Check out this Perler Bead Alphabet – a fun way to use these colorful beads!

Puzzles are fun to make on square pegboards.

These Notebooks from Eighteen 25 are perfect for younger kids to make.

This Deer Head is absolutely adorable and one of those fabulous projects that you will want to show off!

Bookmarks are another easy perler bead craft.

Older kids will love these Minecraft Blocks!

This perler bead bowl is so pretty!
Arrow Bookmarks come in all kinds of fun designs.

Feather Earrings

Perler bead bracelets are a fun craft idea for little girls.

This Strawberry Marker is super cute!

Spinning Tops are perfect for little kids.

A Christmas Tree is lots of fun for the holidays!

Magic Cube
Which of these perler bead craft ideas would your kids make first? My kids love, love, love creating their favorite cartoon characters out of perler beads. They love this so much that there are perler beads literally everywhere. In every crack and crevice our our home!
It’s totally worth it though for the hours of entertainment and fun they have making perler bead projects. And stepping on a perler bead is not as bad as stepping on a Lego so, win-win!
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