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Legend of Zelda Perler Bead Art Scene

Posted on October 21, 2017 by teacherscoutmom

Ever wanted a Perler Bead or Hama Bead pattern that you could spend time happily crafting so that you can melt it and put it in a framed picture for the wall? This classic piece is from the Super Nintendo Legend of Zelda – A Link to the Past.

Made with over 3,800 Perler Beads and 6 grids! Original design xpeachart or cocomademosielle depending on which pin you look at.

This one did take a few hours to create. If you recreate this pattern, I would suggest getting a large piece of cardboard or cardboard box to lay underneath the grids.

We used a medium shipping box from Walmart, cut in half like the first picture below. (One box should make two large pieces with two of the sides of the box in each piece.) Then we laid the grids on top of one side. Once the scene was complete and before ironing, we used the masking tape method to tape the entire picture. (If you would like to learn more about this method, Perler has a great tutorial on their site.) Once the masking tape was secure, we were able to fold the top side of the box down and enclosed the grid inside (basically a grid sandwich with the cardboard on both sides). This made flipping the grids so much easier!

I wanted the scene to have the pixel look so after ironing, ours turned out like this..

Leave me a comment or picture if you try this one and let me know how yours turns out!

If you would like to check out additional Perler Bead Patterns, click on the Menu at the top of the page or click some of the links below.

Perler Bead Patterns

Nintendo Game Cube Perler Bead Pattern

Posted on September 15, 2017September 15, 2017 by teacherscoutmom

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My son’s friend created this awesome Perler bead design to represent the Nintendo Game Cube. He used purple, black, white, orange, and gray beads on a hexagon grid. Once melted, the finished project looked like this… I liked it from both the front and the back sides of the cube.

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If you like this or want to see something different, please check out some of our patterns and designs…

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Perler Bead Patterns

Tetris Perler Bead Pattern

Posted on March 24, 2017June 26, 2017 by teacherscoutmom

This Perler bead craft was inspired by the classic game Tetris. As I was looking around for a new craft pattern for the kids, I saw this pin for sale on Etsy. However, when I went there it was no longer for sale, so the kids and I made our own.

We are putting Command Velcro strips on the back to put on the wall behind my desk at school. We had super fun creating them.

The patterns are below. Since they were pretty small, I was able to put 3 on each grid.

Perler Bead Tetris Bricks Patterns

Perler Bead Tetris Bricks Patterns Ironed

Perler Bead Tetris Bricks Patterns

Perler Bead Tetris Bricks Patterns Ironed

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Perler Bead Tetris Bricks Patterns

If you would like to make these yourself, Amazon has the grids and Perler Beads for sale very decently priced. You can also get them at Hobby Lobby or other craft stores.

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Gaming Party -Part 2 – Drinks, Cake, Decorations and More

Posted on June 2, 2016November 8, 2017 by teacherscoutmom

Zelda was another major game in my son’s life. We have played all of them and have spent many hours and days enjoying this game. Of course, we had to throw some Zelda decorations in!

My friend is quite talented and pulled the picture of the “Will Cut Grass for Rupees” sign from another birthday party. I believe she may have gotten the idea from here. (Zelda Birthday Party) She used poster board and markers to make the sign below. I made the green, red and blue jello cups to represent the Chu Jellies and my husband made the cool label below.

Since we were in an arcade and it was a gaming theme, the small cups on the side held chocolate quarters which represented the tokens for the games. Each kid got a chocolate token cup to eat or take home.

Zelda Themed Chu Jellies

We served Hawaiian Punch for drinks. To add some Zelda to it, my husband made these labels to represent the Health & Mana. The canister set was bought at Wal-Mart (Pioneer Woman – but any will do)

Health & Mana Juice made from Hawaiian Punch in a Pioneer Woman Canister Set!

Special thanks to this amazing blog for giving me the following idea. To make this banner, I googled images of 8-bit Zelda heart containers. Using Microsoft Publisher, I made the heart large and sent the image to Office Depot. They printed the image out on card stock so all I had to do was cut out the hearts, and glue some twine onto the back. I used a wii remote to estimate how far between each heart. The result is below.

Zelda banner, birthday — Zelda banner made on card stock and twine

With a Zelda throw in complete, it was time for some Pac-Man decorations! What gaming party would be complete without Pac-Man?? My son and I played this quite a bit when he was younger. So our cake and table was set up using white cupcakes as the pellets, and yellow cupcakes as the power pellets. We put a yellow cupcake on the corner of the tables. The cake was set up as Pac-Man eating the pellets. We even put 18 candles inside the 18 cupcakes so he had to blow them all out around the table!

To make the cake, I just baked a circle cake and cut a triangle out of it. I used chocolate cake mix and frosted the outside yellow. The result is below.

Pac-Man cake eating the pellet cupcakes!

The rest of the table

With some Nerdy Nummies Gameboy Ice Cream Sandwiches (I forgot to get a picture, they were gone so fast, however I am attaching her link here) and some Hershey wrapped Super Nintendo candy bars, the decorations and food were complete. (The Hershey bars were made with a Super Nintendo image printed out large and taped around a Hershey bar)

The kids loved seeing all of the games that they grew up with and my 18 year old son was super happy.

Please check out our pictures from this party Gaming Party -Part 1 or other themed birthday parties…

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Gaming, Gaming Party

Gaming Party- Part 1

Posted on June 1, 2016September 9, 2017 by teacherscoutmom

My oldest son decided on a gaming theme for his birthday this year. Since he was turning 18, I decided to do a throwback to all the games he liked to play as a kid. Pokemon was huge in his life and he still loves it. So it made sense to do a few party favors Pikachu style!

The following treats were made using yellow bunny Peeps, a red edible marker, and black icing for the ears. Sucker sticks were inserted inside each Peep and then into a foam block. I used red, white and black paint to paint the foam block to look like a Pokeball. The middle “button” was made from a small piece of paper with black tape around it.

Mario is another huge game that he played while growing up. So I began searching for ideas to make something Mario themed. Nerdy Nummies is one of our favorite channels to watch on YouTube. My youngest son even bought me the cookbook for Mother’s Day. The chef on that show is absolutely amazing! I have nowhere near her talent but thought I would try and copy her recipe for Mario Rice Krispy Treat Stars. Mine didn’t turn out as nearly as good as hers, but we did have fun attempting to make them and then painting the foam block to mimic dirt. The boys loved them!

If you want to check out the original stars, I am adding the link below.

Nerdy Nummies Mario Stars

Rice Krispy Treats, Mario, Stars — Mario Star Rice Krispy Treats!

Please check out our pictures from this party Gaming Party -Part 2 or other birthday parties…

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