4M: Green Science - Recycled Paper Beads

The step-by-step instructions were clear enough that my son could roll and wrap the paper strips almost entirely on his own. We ended up with a surprisingly sturdy bracelet that he actually wore to school the next day.

My daughter and I spent a cozy afternoon making bracelets—the rolling tool makes it so easy to create perfectly tight beads from old magazine pages. We’ve already made enough for a whole set of jewelry, and the glue holds really well.

The instructions for rolling the paper strips are clear enough that my 8-year-old could follow along mostly on her own, and the beads turned out surprisingly sturdy once sealed. We made a whole bracelet set in one afternoon.