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February 18, 2017 · 24 Comments

Hama Bead Disney Designs: Beauty and The Beast

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Beauty And The Beast Hama Bead Craft For Kids

Today Sylvia and I decided to have a Beauty & The Beast Themed Activity Day. We discussed the activities we could do and Sylvia suggested creating Belle out of Hama Beads. If you haven’t used Hama Beads, you definitely will want to grab some to create your own Hama Bead craft!

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Contents

  • What are Hama Beads?
  • Hama Bead Designs
  • Beauty and the Beast Hama Bead Disney Designs
  • Small Hama Beads Help Kids Develop Fine Motor Skills
    • Related

What are Hama Beads?

Hama Beads are also known as Perler beads or Nabbi beads. They are plastic fusible beads. To use these beads, you will need plastic pegboards to form the patterns. The colourful beads are arranged on these plastic pegboards to form patterns such as the Belle from Beauty and the Beast.

Once the pattern is finished, you can fuse the Hama Beads together using a clothes iron. Hama beads can also be used to create necklaces, keychains (Check out our DIY Shark Keychain) , and to assemble 3-dimensional decors. 

Beauty And The Beast Craft

Hama Bead Designs

Sylvia has lots of Hama Beads and plenty of yellow so we decided to work on creating the perfect Belle. We got a huge tub of perler beads from Ikea last year and they have lasted a long time.

Beauty And The Beast Craft

Beauty and the Beast Hama Bead Disney Designs

I went online to search for some Hama Bead Disney designs and found a template online . Sylvia followed the instructions perfectly. It did take some time, a lot longer than we thought but we had a lot of fun!

This activity was a fantastic way to build language and social skills. We talked and chatted for an hour and a half as we worked together on our Disney princess hama bead patterns. 

Beauty And The Beast Craft

Small Hama Beads Help Kids Develop Fine Motor Skills

Hama beads can be educational in so many ways from helping kids with fine motor skills to learning about colour.

I helped Sylvia separate the different colour beads. This involved a lot of sorting and counting skills. I didn’t realise before we began just how educational Hama Beads can be. However they are great for extending mathematical skills.

Beauty And The Beast Craft

The beads are super small, so it’s not an activity for a much younger child, however the size of Hama Beads can create a challenge and help children develop fine motor skills.

Beauty And The Beast Craft

Sylvia did a fantastic job creating her Belle. It really did turn out awesome and I was so impressed.

Belle's Head

Once we completed the Beauty and The Beast Disney Hama Bead Design we went to look for an Iron to melt the beads together, however Daddy seems to have hidden it well away so we are waiting for him to come home to do the final part.

Beauty And The Beast Craft: Hama Beads

Using Hama Beads can be real fun. It’s something we enjoy doing and is a fun learning activity which both girls and boys alike can enjoy.

If you enjoyed this craft, don’t forget to pin it to Pinterest so you can follow our pattern later! 

Belle hama bead craft

About Angela Milnes

Angela Milnes is a Qualified Early Years Teacher who has specialised in Preschool and Kindergarten teaching. She has a wealth of experience teaching young children and is passionate about kids crafts and having fun as a family. Angela has also taught cooking skills and loves to share both family recipes and easy instant pot recipes here on The Inspiration Edit. Follow her on Pinterest!

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  1. Emma says

    February 19, 2017 at 5:53 pm

    Aww I love Beauty & the Beast – can’t wait for the movie to come out! Looks like she had great fun doing that and she did a really good job too!

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    • Angela says

      February 20, 2017 at 11:40 am

      It’s a lovely movie! One of my favourites!

      Reply
  2. Sylvia @ Happiness is homemade says

    February 19, 2017 at 7:15 pm

    Looks like a lot of fun for kids, can’t imagine the mess when it all goes on the floor tough ๐Ÿ˜€

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    • Angela says

      February 20, 2017 at 11:34 am

      Well, that’s why you Iron the beads and keep them in a container ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  3. Terri Beavers says

    February 19, 2017 at 9:33 pm

    I’ve never tried bead crafts with the grand kids before. Knowing how much they love to craft, I’m sure they’d love making one of these.

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    • Angela says

      February 20, 2017 at 11:33 am

      I’m sure your grandkids would enjoy it.

      Reply
  4. Ivette L says

    February 20, 2017 at 2:22 am

    What a great idea that is cool, might be something I look into for my grandson to help with counting, and those motor skills.

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    • Angela says

      February 20, 2017 at 11:32 am

      It’s a great and fun activity.

      Reply
  5. Natalie says

    February 20, 2017 at 4:35 am

    This is such a fun activity! I am actually looking forward to the movie coming out next month.

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    • Angela says

      February 20, 2017 at 11:31 am

      Me too. I think it’s going to be great!

      Reply
  6. Elizabeth says

    February 20, 2017 at 1:04 pm

    That looks like loads of fun, and your daughter really did do a fab job with her creation. My kids would love this!

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    • Angela says

      February 20, 2017 at 1:16 pm

      Thanks Elizabeth! We had fun!

      Reply
  7. Elizabeth O. says

    February 20, 2017 at 2:56 pm

    That’s really nice! I can’t wait for the movie and seems like everyone else is excited as well. She definitely nailed Belle!

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    • Angela says

      February 20, 2017 at 7:08 pm

      Thanks Elizabeth

      Reply
  8. Yona Williams says

    February 20, 2017 at 6:25 pm

    There are so many beads in that suitcase โ€“ that is a lot of creativity waiting to happen. I think the crafts are very cute and fun to do.

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    • Angela says

      February 20, 2017 at 7:13 pm

      yes, we have a lot of beads! lol We can create many characters and scenes!

      Reply
  9. CourtneyLynne says

    February 20, 2017 at 9:50 pm

    Omg how cute!!! I was obsessed with making these bead creations when I was a kid!!!!

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    • Angela says

      February 21, 2017 at 5:29 am

      ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  10. Jill says

    February 20, 2017 at 11:26 pm

    I’d like to have those bead stuff too! Will you post it once you are done with ironing?

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  11. Marielle Altenor says

    February 21, 2017 at 8:53 pm

    That’s so neat. My son is more an of a Lego kid, but I bet if I told him we could make something Halo or Minecraft related with the beads he would love it.

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  12. Sheri says

    February 28, 2017 at 7:40 am

    This is cool. My little one is still too young for this but it is certainly something I think would be great for my niece!

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    • Angela says

      February 28, 2017 at 3:04 pm

      Thanks Sheri. This sure was fun to create!

      Reply
  13. Michelle Waller says

    February 28, 2017 at 3:39 pm

    This is such a cute craft!! My kids are so excited for the movie so we are going to have to give this craft a try.

    Reply
  14. Anonymous says

    October 23, 2020 at 10:35 am

    How cute

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