Fuse beads is an educational toy originated in the United States. It is also a pioneer of international educational toys. It has become popular in more than 20 countries including China, Australia, Japan, and South Korea. It is an indispensable educational puzzle toy for children.
1. Develop hands-on ability
Learning to make fuse beads is relatively easy. It is a very interesting handmade product. It can well develop and exercise children's hands-on ability and cultivate interest.
2. Learn basic graphics
Craft beads use circle, square, hexagon, heart, star and other shape templates to create works, which can well help children understand the basic concepts of graphics and the size and width of graphics.
3. Creative production activities
The production of melty beads can not only be carried out according to drawings, but also can be freely played and produced according to one's own creativity. Melty beads is an activity project that can be imagined infinitely from flat art to various three-dimensional art. When making, we must pay attention to points, lines, surfaces, and three-dimensionality at the same time to create various creative works. Children's infinite imagination can be expressed through fuse beads to create creative works.
There is no age limit for perler bead art, but there is unlimited creative space. You can use your imagination and creativity freely without being completely bound by the constraints of templates. Any pattern you like can become your work. Whether it is given to relatives and friends or kept by yourself, it is a precious gift. There are many colors of perler bead art, and the colorful ones can be dazzling. The basic 24 colors, the most commonly used 36 colors and 48 colors, and the more advanced ones have more than 100 colors, including luminous colors, pearlescent colors, macaron colors, etc., but you just need to choose what you need. Good quality fuse beads will have better color. Ironing technology, iron temperature adjustment, how long to iron, what state is most suitable, need to be ironed many times to practice. The skills of puzzle, how to take 2 beans at a time, the patterns are mostly symmetrical, look less at the drawings, put the frame first, then fill, etc.
The difference between 5mm perler beads and 2.6mm perler beads: 5mm beads are suitable for children to play (over 4 years old), suitable for puzzle some practical objects with simple graphics, simple and easy to operate, such as coasters, storage boxes, key chains, etc. 2.6mm beads are smaller, suitable for adults and those over 8 years old, and suitable for large-scale works that require high details, fine and realistic, such as photos, paintings, etc.
Perler bead art are fun and educational, cultivate our concentration and patience, and develop imagination. It is the simplest handicraft and the most popular handmade creation nowadays.