11,000 Beads Designed to be used with Perler Pegboards and Ironing Paper For ages 5 and up Perler® Beads help to develop hand-eye coordination, color and shape recognition, and fine motor skills. Easy to follow directions A large mix of multi colored beads used for fuse beading projects. Jar contains 11000 activity beads. Warning: Choking hazard-small parts. Not for children under 3 years of age. For ages 5 and up.
My 5-year-old son started making designs out of melting beads at school. His teachers encouraged us to make them available at home because this activity improves his fine motor skills and definitely improved his handwriting. After I ordered this big jug of beads, I learned that I could order packs of individual colors -- he uses lots of black and white beads for making rockets and planes. If your child needs a lot of one color, this item may be frust..
