We’ve been #Toadtesting again! Yes, The Toadstool have sent us one of their exciting new products to test out, from their ‘Green’ range, so we eagerly set about putting it through it’s paces.
Introducing, Green Crafts Make Your Own Recycled Beads..
Boo was excited just by the box! I mean, it looks pretty, ‘gadgety’ and crafty – what’s not to entice her? On opening it up, these are the contents.
There are a couple of sheets of paper, which then need to be cut up ready for beads, some wire for threading the beads onto, glue and a dabber for sealing the paper beads and the tool itself. The bead-making tool comes in 2 parts, but is so simple to put together that when I looked up from checking the instruction leaflet, Boo had already assembled it and was asking for paper to get going with!
It’s really straightforward, yet so effective. You pop the paper into 2 metal pins on the device, and then turn the handle and it winds the paper up into a little bead, and when you get to the point where there’s around 5cm of paper left to wind, you glue that remaining bit, continue to wind and it’s then stuck together. Et voila, your bead is ready!
Once we’d made a few, Boo was keen to create a bracelet with them, so she threaded each one on to the wire provided, and then handed it to me to knot it, as that was a little too much for her to manage.
She was pleased with the result…
This is such a nifty little tool. It’s great for use in pretty much any crafting session we do, as the beads can be used as decorations as well as for jewellery. We’ve used magazines to make shinier beads, too, and Boo likes viewing our paper recycling box as a craft-haven! It’s simple to use, and though the kit suggests ages 5 and up, at 4, Boo has been very comfortable using it. I think an older child would just be faster with it (I’ve become a whizz!). It’s not like anything we’ve seen before either, which makes it that bit different for us to play with, and it’s always fun to make new discoveries like this. It gets a thumbs-up from us!
As well as this kit, there have been other kits going through their #Toadtest paces. So to celebrate these new additions to the range,
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What a great idea! I love the Eco dolls house too 🙂
Thanks for linking up with #TriedTested
Oh yes, me, too 🙂 Thanks for hosting x
I like the look of that….It looks like lots of fun!! The beads are so pretty too!!
It’s fun and a bit different – we enjoy it 🙂
This is such a fabulous idea and seems easy to use. Was looking for an unusual gift for a girl turning 5 on Sunday, so will definitely be checking this out. Great giveaway too, have entered.
Thanks – yes, it’d be perfect!
What a great idea! So good for developing fine motor skills as well 🙂
Thanks for linking up this week 🙂
#TriedTested
I had the same thought as she was threading so carefully there! Thanks for hosting x
I used to love making these by hand at school
Such a sweet idea:)
This looks really fun, a great children’s gift idea for future reference! I want one!
It’s great, and yes, a fab gift idea!
We have those, but I haven’t got round to doing it yet, it looks fab, must give it a try, thanks for reminding me 🙂
You’re welcome – it’s fun!
Build your own potato clock.
This looks so much fun and my daughter would love it too I’m sure! 🙂
It’s great fun – I enjoy it 😉
these look fantastic fun! my daughter would have loved these when she was younger x
They are great – so easy, too!
what lovely coloured beads they make and what a clever idea #triedtested x
It’s so simple but so effective – fun!
the eco dolls house looks fab
It does look amazing!
My son would love the two build your own robot sets.
Build your own potato clock! – Brilliant!
the eco dolls house for my little girl 🙂
Fab idea – fingers crossed 🙂 xx