Kids Christmas Tree Garland with Artkal Beads

This unique kids Christmas garland with perler beads looks awesome on a tree! You can make it in minutes and it’s great for any celebration.

Skills Required: None. Even if you’ve never crafted before, you’ll be able to make this project. You’ll be stringing perler beads and trimming zip ties. It’s a great sensory craft for kids and so unique.

Kids Christmas Tree Garland with Perler Beads

Hi! It’s Leslie from Pink Stripey Socks! Christmas is right around the corner. Hooray! Are you excited? I love the holidays because it means good food, hanging out with family, and decorating the Christmas tree.

This year I’m trying to add a lot more colorful DIY Christmas decor to our home. Recently I made Artkal bead snowflake ornaments. Today I’m continuing with the hama bead theme and sharing this super easy perler bead Christmas tree garland.

It’s unique, fun, and SUPER easy to make. The kids can even do it . . . this Christmas craft will keep them busy for hours. It looks so colorful and fabulous on a Christmas tree!

Perler Bead Christmas Garland

Let’s get started! Here’s what you’ll need:

  • Zip Ties (the more, the merrier)
  • Artkal Beads (again, the more, the merrier)
  • Scissors
Fourteen perler beads added to a zip tie

Step 1

String your Artkal Beads onto a zip tie.

Zip tie pulled together into a loop

Step 2

Close the zip tie. Trim off the excess plastic.

Loop of perler beads with another zip tie and perler beads pulled through the loop

Step 3

String Artkal Beads onto another zip tie. Then, place it through your already sealed zip tie.

Several perler bead loops added together to form a chain

Step 4

Close your second zip tie. Trim the excess plastic. Keep repeating this linking procedure and within minutes you’ll have a lovely, colorful Christmas tree garland!

Easy Christmas garland made from perler beads

You can use it to decorate the tree, or add a festive touch elsewhere at home. Come to think of it, you could use this same technique with zip ties and almost any kind of beads.

As long as they can fit on the zip tie and aren’t too large to close into a circle, you are good to go. Kids will love this fabulously easy (and inexpensive) Christmas craft!