11 DIY Jewelry craft ideas for kids – how to make necklaces and bracelets

Wearing unique jewelry is very popular among little ladies. Crafting their own jewelry is an exciting and joyous experience for the adolescents. If you want to make jewelry for children, you do not need to spend on expensive craft accessories or spend a lot of time. Original pieces of jewelry can be created with a little creativity and imagination from the simplest materials. Here are 11 DIY Jewelry craft ideas for kids which are also a great activity for vacation days.

DIY Jewelry craft ideas for kids – Bracelet made of paper clips and washi tape

This pretty bracelet is made of simple materials in no time and is a real eye-catcher.

Materials needed:

Paper Clips

Washi Tape (different colours and patterns)

Scissors

Directions:

Arrange the paper clips in a chain. Wrap each paperclip with a little washi tape and you will have a great jewelry piece for kids.

How to make a necklace from paper clips and buttons

You can make a charming, colorful necklace for your little girl from colorful buttons in different shapes and sizes and paper clips.

Materials needed:

Paper Clips

Buttons

Directions:

Thread a paper clip through the hole of a button and then attach another button to it. Repeat the process, until you reach the desired length of chain.

DIY Jewelry craft ideas for kids – how to make a bracelet from straws and washi tape

An attractive and slightly more opulent bracelet for a young fashionista can be made from patterned straws and washi tape. Making original jewelry for children, is really easy and makes children and adults happy so get the kids involved in crafting!

Materials needed:

Straws

Washi Tape (different colours and patterns)

Yarn

Scissors

Ruler

Directions:

Glue with Washi Tape in different colors to the straws. Cut the colorful straws into pieces of various sizes. Cut off 6 pieces of yarn with a length of about 30 cm each. Thread the small tubes to the yarn. Tie the individual chains together at both ends.

DIY Jewelry craft ideas for kids – necklace with pendants made of paper clips and beads

Our next suggestion for colorful children’s jewelry is this charming necklace with pendants made of paper clips and beads.

Materials needed:

Paper Clips

Seed Beads

Star Beads

Butterfly Beads

Yarn

Scissors

Directions:

Take a paperclip and thread in a few seed beads. Decorate another clip with star beads and another with butterfly beads. Decorate a total of 8 paper clips. Cut a long piece of yarn and thread paper clips. Tie the two ends of the yarn string.

DIY Jewelry craft ideas for kids – necklace made from Rigatoni pasta

What do you think about organizing an exciting craft afternoon with your child and make a chic necklace? Even if you haven’t got beads, you will surely have pasts in the cupboard, which is ideal for the handmade jewelry. The only requirement here is that the noodles have a big hole to thread.

Materials needed:

Rigatoni Pasta

Acrylic Paint (or Nail Polish)

Brush

Skewer

Yarn

Scissors

Glass

Directions:

Paint the rigatoni with acrylic paint of your choice. Use the wooden skewers as holders for the pasta. Then place the skewer with the colored noodles on a glass and let dry. Cut off a string of yarn and thread the noodles. Tie both ends of the yarn and, if necessary, cut off the excess.

DIY Colorful necklace from paper clips

Children find everything that is colorful especially appealing. Craft a colorful necklace made of paper clips. Just follow our instructions and create together a beautiful necklace that can be a nice accent to a monochrome dress.

Materials needed:

100 paper clips in different colors

Directions:

Link the paperclips together. Measure the length of the chain. To make the pendant hang each clip, with the exception of the last two from each side, with 3 other paper clips pointing down. Then hang another 3 rows of clips.

Necklace with a pendant from washer

You can also make creative jewelery for children from various small mechanical parts, such as washers. With a little color they can be turned into great pendants.

Materials needed:

Washer

Nail Polish (different colors)

Yarn

Scissors

Toothpick

Paper (or Sticky Notes)

Directions:

Place the washer on a piece of paper and paint it with nail polish in different colors. Let it dry. Cut off a string of yarn, fold it in two and thread it through the washer hole. Tie both yarn ends together. If necessary, cut off the excess yarn.

Creative bracelet with homemade paper beads

You can make an extraordinary bracelet with cute paper beads. The beautiful handmade bracelet can also adorn the hand of a toddler on a special occasion.

Materials needed:

Paper (different colours and patterns)

Ruler

Pencil

Yarn

Scissors

Brush

Mod Podge Glue

Skewer

Glass

Directions:

On a sheet of paper draw isosceles triangles with base 2 cm and legs 15 cm each and cut them out. Apply some glue on the inside of the paper and roll each triangle around the skewer starting from the wide end. Apply some glue to the finished bead. Let paper beads dry. Cut off a string of yarn and thread the beads. Tie both ends together and cut off excess yarn.

DIY Jewelry craft ideas for kids – necklace made of straws

We want to show you another great piece of jewelry for kids that you can easily make at home. For the cute straw necklace you need the following materials:

Straws (different colours and patterns)

Yarn

Scissors

Directions:

Cut the straws into pieces of various sizes and thread them on a string of yarn. Tie both ends together and cut off excess yarn.

DIY Jewelry craft ideas for kids – make a tassel chain

You can make an original piece of jewelry for a girl from colorful yarn. This colorful tassel necklace will add color into the cold winter days and give a good mood.

Materials needed:

Yarn (different colors)

Scissors

Metal Beads

Directions:

Craft 5 yarn tassels as shown in the picture. Thread the finished tassels to a string of yarn. Then thread a metal bead on each side of the string and tie the ends.

How to make a necklace with pendant made of washer and wool yarn

Materials needed:

Washer

Yarn (different colors)

Scissors

Ruler

Directions:

Cut a string of yarn from each color about 20 cm. Fold the wool pieces in two and thread them through the hole in the washer.

Tie the pieces of yarn to the disc to make the colorful pendant. Then cut another string of wool yarn about 60 cm long, fold it in two and thread it through the washer. Knot both ends.