Lara recently received this MyStyle Craft Design & Make Shamballa Fire Jewellery kit to review and she has been totally absorbed in it. The kit is available from Tesco for £12.99 and it includes the materials you will need to make two different necklaces, two bracelets and a pair of earrings in the Shamballa style.
The Shamballa Fire Jewellery set features a re-usable craft box which includes knotting cord, Shamballa beads, sparkly beads, earring wires and necklace attachments. The Tesco website recommends this jewellery making kit for children from 3-4 years so I had expected it to be well-targeted for Lara (age 4.5) but in fact it was very tricky. I spent an entire evening making this simple knotted bracelet... there is simply no way that a 4 year old would have the dexterity, attention to detail or attention span needed to make the bracelet.
That said, Lara did manage these earrings with only a little help from her Daddy to make the spirals a little tighter. She very much enjoyed choosing the beads and threading them onto the wire.
This MyStyle Craft Design & Make set comes with a 16 page colour guide that walks you through the steps needed to make your own jewellery. I found the instructions very easy to follow, including the detailed pictures that show you how to make the knots. I found it tricky to thread the cord onto the Shamballa beads because it frayed easily. Once again, I think the instructions and the threading are more suited to an early teen than a younger child.
I think this craft set presents good value because of the materials provided and the life-long skills that you will learn. Equipped with Shamballa knotting skills you could take on the world!
The Shamballa Fire Jewellery set features a re-usable craft box which includes knotting cord, Shamballa beads, sparkly beads, earring wires and necklace attachments. The Tesco website recommends this jewellery making kit for children from 3-4 years so I had expected it to be well-targeted for Lara (age 4.5) but in fact it was very tricky. I spent an entire evening making this simple knotted bracelet... there is simply no way that a 4 year old would have the dexterity, attention to detail or attention span needed to make the bracelet.
That said, Lara did manage these earrings with only a little help from her Daddy to make the spirals a little tighter. She very much enjoyed choosing the beads and threading them onto the wire.
This MyStyle Craft Design & Make set comes with a 16 page colour guide that walks you through the steps needed to make your own jewellery. I found the instructions very easy to follow, including the detailed pictures that show you how to make the knots. I found it tricky to thread the cord onto the Shamballa beads because it frayed easily. Once again, I think the instructions and the threading are more suited to an early teen than a younger child.
I think this craft set presents good value because of the materials provided and the life-long skills that you will learn. Equipped with Shamballa knotting skills you could take on the world!
