Ocean Friends - Perler 8500 Bead Bucket

by Perler Beads

Product Features

• Makes 36 projects
• 8500 beads in three cool mixes
• Fishy, dolphin, and square pegboards
• Ironing paper & instructions

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6 x 6 x 5.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000H6416G
• Item model number: 42799
• Manufacturer recommended age: 5 - 11 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #84,050 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Creative lots of colorful and fun undersea friends with this terrific bucket of beads.

Product Description

Fun Fusion Bead Bucket Activity Bucket. This fabulous bucket contains 8500 fuse beads, three fun shaped peg boards, ironing paper and instructions for a houseful of Ocean Friends ornaments. All beads are made of LDPE: a food-grade plastic containing no harmful chemicals. Recommended for children ages 5 and up. WARNING: Choking Hazard-small parts. Not for children under 3 years. Made in USA.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars perler beads, March 3, 2011

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my5monkeys - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Ocean Friends - Perler 8500 Bead Bucket (Toy)

These beads are so fun to create with. Making colorful fish dolphins and creating your own designs on the square board. My kids spend hours creating with these beads and even I enjoy designing the animals with them.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hours of fun, January 7, 2009

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K. L. Harper "Kimber" (Sykesville, MD) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Ocean Friends - Perler 8500 Bead Bucket (Toy)

I discovered iron beads when my son's after school care had then for the children to create projects when they had an early dismissal from school or school was closed due to snowy weather. My son loved creating projects. So much so that I bought these for him over Christmas. He's created countless ornaments for the Christmas tree next year and I really enjoyed the hours of quiet time while he was creating his masterpieces! I think using the little beads to put on the templates really helps hand-eye coordination and the countless possibilities is create for a child's creativity. Rest assured, this will be one of many buckets of iron beads I will be buy.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Really neat!, March 15, 2008

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T. Tryon (Tennessee) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ocean Friends - Perler 8500 Bead Bucket (Toy)

I bought this for my 7 year old birthday, and it was a total hit. This set contains some really bright vibrant colors and create a high contrast, which is nice. All of the kids are a great deal of fun and easy to use. They build fine motor control by placing the little beads. The ironing part takes very little time to perform. A great rainy day activity!

my kids have also used them with fishing line and left a small hole to make things they can hang as well. They made some stars for the Xmas tree and different things such as that.

Ok, where there is positive, there is negative I suppose...the beads can get away from you easily and storage is difficult without ziplock baggies or containers with lids. The bead will fall back apart at the edges if left in a hot location or if they are not ironed long enough also. And if you iron them too much they will melt slightly. That part is more a matter of learning.