How adorable are these personalized pencil toppers?

Theyre bright and cheery, perfect for sending special messages and encouraging kids to write and draw.

Skills Required: Beginner.You will need a drill for this project to make the hole in the pencil.

Cute and Easy Personalized Pencil Toppers

Besides that, youll just be stringing.

This craft is great for children; adults can drill the holes and kids can do the stringing.

I dont know how your kids feel about school supplies, but I always loved them.

pencil toppers for kids to make

Which only means one thing forback to school: we got creative.

My mother bought us plain notebooks and folders, and we decorated them to the nines.

Personalized Pencils

One idea my brothers and I never got to try was personalizing pencils.

Stringing alphabet beads and perler beads on elastic cord

Maybe we didnt think about it or maybe we used morepens?

I dont really remember why.

But what I do know is that pencils are making a comeback!

Rainbow pencil with a DIY pencil topper

These pencil charms are fun for kids of all ages.

Truthfully, they are even fun for adults!

These bad boys would be amazing for office gift exchanges.

Child writing with a personalized pencil on a yellow piece of paper

And, of course, for childrens party favors.

This craft would also make great a non-candy option for Valentines Day gifts, with sweet messages!

Instead of giving classmates candy, kids can whip up a bunch of these to pass along to friends.

pencil topper craft ideas

Learn how to make these cool pencil toppers for kids below.

Then, cut a piece of elastic cord (I cut mineeight incheslong.)

Select and arrange the beads that youd like to use for your pencil toppers.

pencil topper craft ideas

Loop on the first bead and triple knot it on.

Then string the beads onto the cord.

Slip the string through the drilled hole and tie it on.

Triple knot the string to secure it in place.

Trim any excess string with the scissors to complete your pencil toppers.

These pencil toppers are seriously addictive to make.