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The best bracelet beads for easy at-home activities

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If you’ve got a jewelry idea or you’re making some crafts with your children, certain beads are easier to work with than others. Our top picks for best beads for bracelets ensure you’re able to work with them easily and frustration-free. Let’s find the perfect type of bead for your bracelet and a variety of other craft projects.

Letter beads for bracelets help customize the look. Gold beads for bracelets add some extra personality. Colorful beads give your child or yourself the chance to imagine and create. Our favorite beads are comfortable to work with and durable, keeping their color and their shine for years of wear. Let’s take a look.

Darice Big Value Pony Beads

Best Pony Beads

This 1000-pack of plastic pony beads features a 9-millimeter size that's easy to string together than some other types of beads. They come in a variety of colors and keep their bright finish even through multiple wearings and uses. They fit onto pipe cleaners and various yarn and string sizes, making them great learning tools.

The Beadery Bonanza Mixed Craft Beads

Best Variety

For the raw materials for a variety of projects, this massive five-pound pack of beads comes in a variety of colors, textures, sizes, and shapes. Beads use durable plastic that holds its finish, and the beads are easy to manipulate. You don't get containers or organization, but that makes it fun to discover what's inside the box.

PH PandaHall Glass Beads

Best Glass Beads

These crackle glass beads provide an upgraded look to your jewelry or project. The pack includes 200 pieces in ten different colors of 8mm beads. Cracks in the interior provide light refraction and visual interest, and the convenient storage case keeps all your colors separate for easy location. The hole measures 1.3mm.

Working with beads is an excellent way for children to practice fine motor skills and creativity. They also give you a creative outlet. The bracelet beads on our list are easy to work with, keep their color and shine, and provide the raw materials for hours of fun for both you and your children. Add them to your crafting collection and watch your ideas come to life.

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