Children's Bead Buying Guide
When buying beads for your children, you might wonder how many beads, what type and what type of thread to use. As a general guide, here are some points to take into consideration: Firstly, and most importantly - No beads are suitable for children under 3 years old and adult supervision is recommended for children older than this. All our beads are safe for children over this age and our wooden beads are made using lead free paint. Size : The younger the child, the larger the bead. Young children will need a bead with a large threading hole. Our plastic pony beads are best. They have the largest holes and the shaped pony beads are chunky beads for little hands to hold. As their hand and eye coordination develops they will be able to use smaller beads with smaller holes. Patience is required too. We have chunky wooden beads for young children. These are best thread onto tipped laces as the plastic lace tip is easy to control whilst pushing through the bead. Our shape