These cute little Halloween creatures use the stripey Perler beads and also some super cool glow in the dark beads! Before we get into the patterns, I want to review a few basics of using fuse beads to make sure you get the best results. If you don’t want the tips, scroll down to the bottom to get the Super Mario fuse bead patterns. They love perler beads (also known as hama beads, fuse beads, or melty beads). But don’t be shy – adults love them too!

Have some crafty fun with these spooky, but not too scary, super cute, Halloween perler bead ideas. Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is after Halloween, but these gorgeous skulls could be used for both celebrations. If you're looking for fun, indoor activities to captivate your kids, this is ideal! The set includes 2,000 beads, a dog pegboard, a cat pegboard, six stand supports, a design guide and ironing paper, so you can get started right away. There are a TON of them for a variety of skill levels or child ages. There are cats in all sorts of positions, and kittens, and all the colors you could imagine!

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As you can imagine, my brothers and I (and our father) played a lot of Mario Brothers. Hours and hours (I don’t want to know). And we had Super Mario Bros. and all those sequels. We were obsessed.

A few of these patterns are larger than a 29 x 29 pegboard, so you’ll either need a extra large pegboard(49 x 69 tall) or to put multiple square peg boards together to form a larger “canvas.” This rainbow skull looks great made from perler beads, but this crafty person also made it as a giant crossstich! I asked my brother with three cats what his top three favorite things about them are. As someone who never has owned a cat, I wanted to know . . . and then share with you: So grab a big tub of perler beads and and get crafty making some of these super cool Halloween perler bead ideas. Perler beads (you might call Hama beads, or fusible beads) are a super fun craft activity for kids from age 6 right up to adults. There are even jumbo fusible bead options so even preschoolers can have fun making some simple perler bead crafts. Getting crafty with Perler bead is a great activity if you have a group of kids of different ages and interests, and it’s the perfect tween and teen craft too.In addition to square pegboards, you’ll see round and hexagon pegboards. These are fun to have in your arsenal if you plan to do a lot of perler-ing. You can make so many cool projects with Perler beads and Halloween is the perfect time for some Perler bead crafting! These fabulous fusible bead projects are a great Halloween craft activity for kids of all ages, and lots of these perler bead projects would make great non-candy treats to share on Halloween. I have to say it’s still my favorite video game of all time, along with Mega Man and then Sonic the Hedgehog on the Sega platform. Both good and bad are represented with several characters, and I’ve also got some accoutrements for you. Some of the patterns are small and some are larger. That way? You’ve got some options depending on time and attention span.