Snow White Crown – Silver pipe cleaners and clear pony beads come together to make an elegant crown, suitable for Snow White or your little princess.Ĩ. They’re fun to make and a great way to develop fine motor skills.ħ. Beaded Pumpkin Jack-o-lantern Ornaments – These cute jack-o-lanterns have so much personality. Plastic Bead Bowl – This tutorial uses Perler beads to make a bowl or dish, but you can do something similar with pony beads.Ħ. They’ll be proud to show off these friendship bracelets.ĥ. Pony Bead Friendship Bracelet – Create pony bead bracelets for yourself and all your friends. Melted Bead Accessories – Did you know that you can melt pony beads to create colorful hair accessories and more? Give it a try!Ĥ. Use an entire egg carton to make an ocean of jellyfish.ģ. Egg Carton Jellyfish – Pony beads become colorful tentacles with this clever jellyfish craft. Pony Bead Fish – This pony bead fish is perfect for religious settings, like Sunday School or VBS, or as an ocean-themed craft.

I don’t know when pony beads went from glass to plastic, but what I do know is that you can buy them inexpensively, in lots of different colors and textures, and you can make all sorts of things from them! String them onto pipe cleaners and yarn to make animals, jewelry, wind chimes and so much more. Of course, back then they were still made of glass.

According to one source, pony beads got their name because they were originally delivered via the Pony Express.

Kids have been making pony bead crafts for many, many years.

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