Making Halloween Jewelry Crafts with Kids

For First Friday at the Wabash White House (our little gallery in town), we host children’s creative make and takes and activities. One of the things we did this month is an easy kids halloween craft making skull necklaces. I thought you might want to make your own!
You’ll need some skull beads, 20g. Artistic Wire, Jesse James Beads, pre-made ribbon necklaces or cord, a hammer and steel block, and some basic jewelry making pliers.
When working with kids, I like to keep things pretty tidy and organzied so it’s easy to see what we are doing. Is it me, or are these beads, good enough to eat?!
I buy skull beads at bead markets/festivals, but you can find them in Etsy shops and sometimes in the craft stores.
Use round nose pliers to twirl the end of the wire around in a spiral. Hammer the spiral so it stays nice and rigid.
String your beads!
Finish the end of the wire with a wrapped loop, attaching it to the ribbon before closing up the loop. Pipe cleaners would also work for necklace making. That could be really fun!
Here’s a closer peek at the tools I used. Top: wire cutters. Middle: round nose pliers. Bottom: Chain nose pliers.