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This project is a quick and easy way to create some Easter decorations, and your kids can help! With the free pastel jelly bean printable you can make garlands, a simple matching game, cake toppers, and more.

These happy printable jelly beans are great for cutting practice too. Or, if you’re little one isn’t quite ready to tackle bean shapes, they can exercise their grip by with a hole punch. Plus there are a few versions of the jelly beans in the downloadable PDF, so you can choose the option that’s best for your kids!

To make the garland you will need:

Paper or card stock
Scissors
Hole punch
String or yarn

Jelly Bean Garland PDF

Print the first page of the PDF (that’s the one with the color jelly beans that have white dots). Printing on card stock will give your jelly beans a bit more stability, but depending on your child’s scissor skills, paper may be easier.

Cut around the jelly bean shapes. Remember, if your child is doing this part, it’s okay for the candies to be a little wonky. The process is more important than a perfect product.

Use a hole punch on the white dots. The dots are smaller than a standard punch, so there’s some wiggle room if the hole isn’t centered on the markings.

Make as many jelly beans as you want! A set of six beans will make a garland that’s about 3 feet long.

Cut a piece of string and start threading the jelly beans. If your child struggles to get the string through the holes, wrap a piece of tape around the end. This is especially helpful with yarn.

Help your little one display their garland in their room or someplace special. It’s an Easter treat with zero sugar!

The other pages in the PDF give you some options for other jelly bean paper crafts:

• Color and design your own jelly beans, then give them silly flavor names.
• Attach the card stock jelly beans to an empty embroidery hoop for an instant wreath.
• Tape jelly bean cut-outs to wood skewers and use them to top your Easter cake.
• Write a little note on the back of a jelly bean as a mini card.
• Hide the jelly beans around the house for a paper candy hunt.
• Print the black and white pages on colored paper for bright and bold jelly beans.
• Tie a string through the two holes to make a jelly bean necklace.
• Print two sets of the pastel jelly beans to make a memory game.
• Tape the jelly beans up in a window for more simple decor.

There are lots of ways to use these, and sometimes just having some fun shapes around for coloring and cutting practice is a good way to keep little hands busy.

Happy Crafting!