Summer Craft: Beaded DIY Wind Chime

Brighten up your garden with this easy beaded wind chime craft that's perfect for little hands and big imaginations.

Equipment:

• Lollypop Sticks
• String
• Craft Beads and jingle bells
• Gems/stickers to decorate (optional)
• Glue & Scissors

Method:

1. Gather your supplies: craft beads, string, lollipop sticks (or sticks), jingle bells, glue, scissors (grown-up use only), and stickers/gems.
2. Tie two sticks together in a cross shape using the colourful string - this is your base.
3. Cut four pieces of string, then thread beads and jingle bells onto each string – make them as long or short as you like.
4. Tie these beaded strings onto the sticks, hanging them at different lengths for a fun, varied look.
5. Decorate your wind chime with stickers - flowers, sparkles - whatever you like, let your imagination run wild!
6. Hang your finished wind chime in the garden and enjoy the colourful sounds when they catch in the breeze!

Craft supplied by our very own Bethan, owner of West Northants and South Warwickshire.