Crafty Marie

There's no doubt in my mind that fused bead kits and sets like those of the Perler brand, Hama for Europe, are a fun activity for kids to enjoy from as young as age 3. I know since that's the age that my daughter really took to this creative craft. As they get older, kids can move on from those larger Biggie beads and use the standard size Perler bead kits instead. You'll see a selection of Perler bead kits for kids that I've picked out on this page. These make great gifts for children who love crafts. They are also good activities to improve concentration, hand-eye coordination, color matching and many other skills.

In my efforts to add new designs to my repertoire, I've been collecting up stitch guides and dictionaries that I can read and browse through easily on my iPad. This Big Book of Crochet Stitches by Rita Weiss and Jean Leinhauser was the very first stitch book that I bought. I have enjoyed many pleasant hours delighting in looking through this crochet stitch guide book. There are some good points and some bad about this book which I will be addressing in this detailed The Big Book of Crochet Stitches review. Once you get into this wonderful yarn craft, you will probably start to crave slightly harder challenges as well as wanting to have a bigger variety of crochet patterns and designs that you can use.