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Friendship Bracelet Making

 Friendship Bracelet Making

What I love about my job is that I get to teach children new things everyday.
However, on occasion a child teaches me something new and that is even better.
A few years back a student taught me how to make friendship bracelets in a way I would have never thought. It was so easy I started teaching other children as young a 5 and once they got started they would not stop.

Instructions  Supplies Needed: 

  • a piece of cardboard
  • something to draw a circle when
  • scissors
  • ruler
  • pencil 
  • string or yarn 




  • draw a circle
  • using the ruler divide the circle into 8 sections & punch a hole in the center of the circle. 
  • cut out the circle and then cut about 1/2 inch up each line that your drew
  • Cut 7 24inch strains of string & tie them up at one end
  • feed the loose ends through the hole you punch in the middle of the circle




  • tuck each strand of string into each of the slits you cut out, there should be 1 slit without a strand.
  • holding the circle with the empty slit facing you, count up three places counter clockwise. take that 3rd string and move it to the empty slit. 
  • rotate the circle so that the new empty slit is facing you and like before count up 3 places and repeat



  • once your bracelet has reached your desired length, remove the strands of string from their slit and pull it through the hole. 
  • tie it off. that's it, you have made a friendship bracelet to share.


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