Number Necklace

Make a delightful big bead necklace that's perfect for practicing counting and numbers.

Safety Tips

  • Kids 8 years and younger should use child-safe scissors.
  • Watch out for this sign Ask for an adult's help. It means an adult's help is needed for the particular step.
Number Necklace craft

Materials

  • Large plastic or wooden beads
  • String
  • Drinking straws
  • Pipe cleaner
  • Craft foam
  • Scissors
  • Sorting container (palette, muffin tins
    or small bowls)

Steps

Step 1 Number Necklace 1. Sort beads by color and number (e.g. 1 purple bead, 2 pink beads, 3 green beads, 4 blue beads and 5 red beads).
Step 2 Number Necklace 2. Cut a piece of string long enough to be worn as a necklace. Make a knot on one end.

Cut drinking straws into 1-inch long pieces and string five of these to start off your necklace.
Step 3 Number Necklace 3. String the beads by number in ascending order. Start out by stringing 1 purple bead, next add 2 pink beads, then 3 green beads, and so on.
Step 4 Number Necklace 4. String five more drinking straw pieces and make a knot after the last piece of straw. Trim off the excess string.
Step 5 Number Necklace 5. To add colorful number charms, cut the numbers 1 to 5 from craft foam or paper. You can also use ready-made craft foam numbers if you like.
Step 6 Number Necklace Ask for an adult's help6. Cut pipe cleaner into five 1-inch long pieces. Use each pipe cleaner to make a link at the top of each number.
Step 7 Number Necklace 7. Clasp the pipe cleaner link of each number onto the corresponding area of the string. Put the number "1" beside the single purple bead, the number "2" between the two pink beads, the number "3" between the three green beads, and so on.
Step 8 Number Necklace 8. After you have positioned all the number charms, try on your colorful number necklace.

Tie the ends of the string as you wear the necklace.