How to Make an Easy 7 Continents Necklace with Your Kids

I don’t know about you, but I like my learning with a side of fun. (Totally geeky and totally true)

Three of my favorite things are art, kids, and learning. This seven continents necklace combines all three, which makes it an awesome project. It’s easy, too! Keep reading, and I’ll tell you exactly how to make it.

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7 Continents Necklace Supplies

Shrink plastic paper for printers
Colored pencils
A baking sheet
An oven
Scissors
Continents template

How to Make Your 7 Continents Necklace

As a kid, I loved coloring on shrinky plastic and watching them shrink in the oven. Nowadays, my kid begs me to make them, but to be honest, I still love making them. There’s just something cool about watching them shrink.

The key to making this necklace super easy is to use shrinky plastic paper that you can print on. Yes, you can print straight on it just like regular paper. How cool!

Print a template with all the continents and color it in. Remember to color on the rough side.

If you’d like to use my template, I’d love to send it to you.

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Cut the continents out and punch holes using the circles as your guide.

Bake them using the directions on the shrink plastic package. (Turn the oven light on and watch those suckers shrink. It’s like magic!) #BestPart!

This seven continents necklace is an easy and fun art activity to do with your kids. The free printable template makes it a simple craft to make. It’s a perfect project for your lesson with preschool, kindergarten, or school aged children.

Measure out a length of string that will easily go around your head, and add whatever beads you want to use along with the continent beads you made.

That’s it! Wear that nifty necklace as you learn about the 7 continents.

5 More Ways to Learn About the 7 Continents

Earth has seven continents: North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica. This 7 continents necklace is a fun craft project to help teach the world continents. Print the free template with an outline of each continent. Color the continents. Visit all of them on a map and look up facts. This craft is great for homeschool kids or for up to the second or third-grade level. If you're looking for activities for your continents lesson, this activity is always a hit.

Okay, so the necklace is fun to make, but it’s even better when it’s tied into a lesson. One of my favorite ways to introduce and organize a topic is a mini-book. Check out this one on the 7 continents. You can find it here.
I’m also a huge fan of moving beyond a textbook and reading books too. These are some great ones.

Around my house, we are serious fans of reading. We regularly max out our library cards, and the librarians know my kids’ hobbies. These are some fun books for kids to read about continents.