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Remember when you first discovered beading?

How much fun it was to walk into your first bead store and marvel that there could be so many beads? To feel completely giddy about how much that you could do with three little tools or a needle and some thread? To be totally blissed out with the heaven on earth that is a bead store?

It was like being a kid in a candy store…

Now think about being a kid in a bead store.

A kid: a darling little moppet with a love of all things artsy and craftsy, bursting with creativity. Think about all the fun you could have if you were set loose with the right skills! Here at The Bead Monkey, we love kids! We love their creative energy and boundless enthusiasm, and we offer classes and camps with teachers that especially love working with them.

For anybody over the age of 10, (this includes you) try the "Young and Young at Heart" classes. They’re great classes for you, your little buddy or both of you. In “Soda Pop” your little monkey-in-the-making will learn how to use ICE Resin, image papers and transfers along with bottle caps to make personalized pendants, while in “Tile Pendants” you can use fast-drying UV Resin and bails to make pendants out of wooden game tiles! You don’t have to come as a pair but it is more fun that way. Adults welcome and kids can come alone.

       

For crafting duos of all types, we’ve got the “Me and My Shadow” classes- designed specifically for beading teams. Check out “Polymer Clay Transfers” and make professional-looking pieces with a personal touch- or get in on the basics of stringing, crimping and drop earrings with “Elements: Me and My Shadow”. 10 – 15 year olds must have a mentor with them but if you are 16+ and - like Punxsutawney Phil - don’t have a shadow you can attend without a buddy.

     

We’ve also got Summer Bead Camp with different levels to foster young artists along their journey in stringing, crimping, wire work, resin, bead weaving and metal work. This year, we’ve added the all-new Bead Camp 3, featuring more advanced projects and cool new skills. Check back for details coming soon!

If your budding designer is ready to fly solo - they can check out our new kid’s section, full of colorful beads and charms in a variety of sizes and materials! It’s a playground of pieces full of fun for boys and girls.