Calling all fans of HAMA beads.............

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Ds and I spend hours making pictures with HAMA beads. He is only four and will sit for ages labouriously choosing colours to make a flower, a rabbit etc.

I love them too! LAst night while ds was asleep I watched Grosse Point Blank with dh created a mouse using them

Am I the only HAMA bead crazy MNetter?

are they the beads that u iron ?

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Yes!

I had forgotten about these beads!! Had so much fun with them a few years ago!

Just me then

DS (4) got some for Christmas (trucks and helicopters) and DD (7) got some for her birthday (horses and riders). We love 'em and sit for hours making things. I am told by my friend you can buy books to make Christmas decorations etc too. FAB

I have seen them but haven't bought them as DS is only 2. I may get some for him when he has learnt to do things in an orderly fashion. The last disaster involved sequins everywhere.....and I mean everywhere, he took them upstairs and put them in our bed. "Mummy stick stuck" and there were sequins all over my bedroom carpet and in my bed....Now he is banned from all A&C unless done at childminders I only turned my back for 1 minute

I wish my dd was old enough, they look great, but she's only 2 so I'll have to wait.

The \link{http://www.beadmerrily.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=35\MAXI beads} say from age 3+, but as long as they don't put things in their mouths, they should be fine for a reasonably dextrous 2 yr-old. Ds2 was doing them when he was just 2, and moved onto the regular-sized HAMA beads fairly quickly - probably around his 3rd birthday, maybe earlier. He still loves them.

Has anyone seen the MINI beads? They are tiny. I would need tweezers to do them!

We are huge Hama bead fans here! Ds (4.5) has been doing midi beads for about 4 months now and makes something most days. He loves them! I have the mini beads but don't get much chance to do them anymore. We get all our stuff from Bead merrily (link given already) and she is fab! I have all the inspiration books and ds loves looking through them and choosing things to make.

My DS2 age 8 love them.Hadnt seen maxi ones before.DD1 2.9 was trying to do the normal ones but were to small for her to handle.Will ahve to get her some maxi ones now.

Hooray! Glad to see its not just me after all - ILanak It sounds like you are even more crazy about them than I am :o

I have just had an email from BeadMerrily who says that if you order over £30plus p&p you will get a freebie in the parcel - if you mention Mumsnet on your order :o

Bugger!! I did an order in the week! Missed out now .boo hoo!!Tis not fair.

What did you buy tortoise?

My wish list - which I am about to take to the checkout is mega long .

Some maxi beads cos hadnt seen them before saw this thread! Boards for them and some boards for midi beads that we already have.Also got 2 idea books for maxi beads and midi beads.Would of spent little bit more for freebie!

I will suppress my guilt by saying that £15 of my order will be presents for ds friends!

Still think dh might go nuts though!

Im ok i dont have DH or DP so up to me how i spend the money! DC cant wait for parcel to turn up.