Jingle Bracelets

Get ready to add a little sparkle and sound to your holiday season with these easy DIY Jingle Bracelets! Perfect for Christmas parties, classroom activities, caroling groups, or simply adding festive cheer to your outfit, these bracelets are a quick and affordable craft anyone can make. Using just a few simple supplies—bells, elastic, and beads—you can create a wearable holiday accessory that jingles with every movement. Kids love making them as gifts for teachers and friends, and adults will enjoy the nostalgic charm of classic Christmas jingle bells. Whether you’re crafting for fun, for fundraising, or for stocking stuffers, these bracelets are a merry must-try this holiday season.

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What you need

2 12″ wire Chenille stems (pipe cleaners) in two contrasting holiday colors
4 medium sized jingle bells
Assorted beads and shanked holiday buttons.

Instructions

Bend one end of the pipe cleaner about 1/2 an inch from the end. Bend it into a small circle.

Twist the second pipe cleaner into the loop of the first.

Thread a bell onto the pipe cleaner.

Twist the wires to hold it in place. Add beads and or buttons, and evenly space the bells along the wire.

At the end, take about 1/2 inch of the contrasting wire’s end and bend it into a hook.

Bend the wires into a circle shape.

Use the hook to attach the ends to make a removable bracelet.