Juliet made her first beaded necklace a few months ago, and since then has really enjoyed all things beads. She continues to enjoy stringing them, but also enjoys just playing with the beads themselves - sorting, dumping into cups, etc.
The girl LOVES her big bowl of beads.
We had a birthday party for our cousin Laura Kate who turned 3 and I figured that since the beads were such a hit for Juliet, maybe Laura Kate would like some beads too.
Juliet's beads are all in a big bowl right now which doesn't exactly make for a cute gift. Which totally matters, right? I know they make bead storage containers, but that just didn't seem age appropriate for little toddler fingers to manipulate. And it is important to me that the beads actually be usable and fun ... and not end up all over the floor! I thought about a cupcake/muffin tin as well as a cookie sheet, but then remembered that I had an old wooden tray out in the garage.
Fresh coat of pink spray paint and the old tray was as good as new!
The tray makes for a contained surface to play with the beads and with some small storage containers to hold the beads, you've got yourself a toddler bead set!
I took Juliet with me to choose the beads. We made sure to purchase the ones with the larger holes for easy stringing for a younger child. Our options were thankfully limited now as it took her a long time to make her decisions! The ropes were in the bead isle at Hobby Lobby (like 12 for $3!) and have ends that make for easy stringing.
All wrapped up.
The gift was a hit with the birthday girl and I figured I'd share for anyone else looking for a fun and different gift to give a little girl in their life!
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