its hama time (Hama Beads)

Member Name: mummyme

Product:	Hama Beads
Date:	10/07/09 (49 review reads)
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Advantages: mess free and fun

Disadvantages: ironing

As a little girl I remember having Hama beads and use to spend hours making different design as then getting my mum to iron them (the only time my mum was happy to use a iron)

What are hama beads ?
Hama beads are tiny little plastic rounds with a hole in the middle. You can buy the in different sizes, maxi beads for 3 +, midi beads for 5 + and min bead which are only for adults. I think this a great idea as I do worry with some things that say over 3 are just to small for 3 year olds the different sizes means that little ones find the hama beads easier to handle.

How do they work?
With hama bead you need a plastic peg board, the beads are placed on the peg in any pattern you like and the amount of different things you can make with them is endless to xmas decs to coasters. Once all the pieces are in place you iron the beads with grease proof paper over them and the heat of the iron makes the beads stick together and once cooled your master piece is good to go.

You can buy many sets of hama beads to make a certain design or you can just buy a massive pot of beads around £13 pound and some peg boards and make as many different things as you like, which is what I find the cheapest way to do it.

I love it when my kids ask to play Hama beads as I am always dieing to use them and find my self still playing once the kids are bored and moved on the next thing. And the best thing about these are that they are mess free meaning my house stay tidy and if a few go on the floor them they do go up the hover easily

Summary: great fun