What is it?
🍋 Lemonade bag charm kit
🍉 Beaded watermelon and scoubidou
🪡 Sew, bead and knot it yourself
⌛ Ready in about an hour
A lemon and a slice of watermelon bring fresh, fruity colours to a charm children put together entirely by hand. It is a cheerful project that fits neatly into a single afternoon.
- A short, achievable make that suits a first try at handicrafts
- Stitching the lemon teaches the basics of sewing by hand
- Threading the watermelon bead by bead calls for patience and precision
- Knotting the scoubidou is a playground classic they can keep practising afterwards
- Personalising a backpack with their own work gives a real boost of confidence
Long after summer ends, the lemon charm keeps a bit of sunshine on their backpack.
Description
Recommended Age: 8 years and up
Materials: leather, beads and scoubidou strings
Kit to make a lemon bag charm
Makes a leather lemon, a beaded watermelon and a yellow and green scoubidou
Three techniques: sewing, bead weaving and scoubidou knotting
All materials included, packed in a drinks can shaped container
Step by step tutorials included
Making time: about 1 hour
Contains small parts, not suitable for children under 3 years
About La Petite Épicerie
La Petite Épicerie is a French brand that does bead jewellery-making kits beautifully. Themed sets in colours like Bubble Tea, Matcha, and Piña Colada, heishi bead boxes in bold or earthy palettes, and mix jars in dreamy Mermaid, Pastel, and Unicorn tones, each kit comes with beads, cord, charms, and instructions so children can start crafting straight away. Alone, with a friend, or as part of a group, and the best part is where the bracelets end up: on the wrist of a parent, a grandparent, or a best friend. A simple afternoon craft that quietly turns into a small act of kindness.