Hama beads... fab little things :)

Stuck for ideas on this rainy UK weekend? Well... here is a cheap crafty toy for children that you may recognise from your own childhood...

Hama beads! :)

My 6 year old has been hard at work for hours making pretty patterns with these little things :)
Very good with her slightly OCD tendencies of ordering colours in a specific way. Here she is dressed as a princess, making her own colourful princess!

We got ours from Amazon, which literally has LOADS of sets, we got a big tub and 4 templates :)