Toddler Craft: How to Make a Fruit Loop Necklace

Toddlers first learning to self-feed are often given circle-shaped cereal. It is large enough they can easily pincer grasp it.

They also like the taste. If you’re looking for a toddler craft to keep your child busy, teach them how to make a Fruit Loop necklace.

There are many ways to use Fruit Loops to help your children develop.

Undoubtedly their favorite thing to do with these colorful Os is to eat them.

However, they can also learn to count, learn their colors and learn manual dexterity with them.

This activity is great for children who can chew and swallow food easily.

For this craft you’ll need to gather the following items:

* Dental floss, elastic thread found in the craft department, or store or string licorice

* Bowl of Fruit Loop cereal

You may want to decide which string to use depending on how often your children eat candy.

If they rarely eat candy, allowing them to use string licorice might be a nice treat.

If they eat more sweets than you like, providing dental floss as the string can encourage them to clean their teeth after eating their necklace.

Determine how long your child’s necklace should be.

Ensure the length is long enough so that it comfortably goes over your child’s head and allows enough room to tie it closed.

Cut the dental floss, elastic thread or string licorice to length.

Place your child at a table or tray which is comfortable for them.

Pour the cereal into a bowl which will be easy to reach into and take the cereal out.

Show your child how to thread the cereal onto the necklace they are using.

Tie a knot at one end so the cereal won’t slip off, or show them how to hold onto the string and thread the cereal without losing any of it.

They’ll also want to leave enough room to be able to tie the ends together to form the necklace.

You may want to show your child how to create a pattern using the colored cereal.

Or you can teach them their colors by helping them separate the cereal into piles of just one color.

Let them choose how they place the cereal on the string.

When the necklace has as much cereal as it will hold, or your child is tired of threading the cereal onto the string, help them tie the necklace.

It is then ready for them to wear. Using smaller pieces of string your child can make a matching bracelet, anklet or ring.

Teaching your child how to make a Fruit Loop necklace can be a great rainy day activity.

It can help them learn their colors or learn about patterns.

Creating these pieces of jewelry together can also be a good time to bond with your child in a new way.

There are lots of creative and fun craft ideas for the whole family in our main section here, so just check out Arts and Crafts for Kids.

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