We have 8 Perler bead fruit patterns for you, with a customizable citrus fruit option! Use our free templates to make this adorable Perler bead craft, or have fun designing your own cute fruit. It’s such a fun indoor craft for kids and adults!

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The links or pictures below will take you to our free, printable Perler bead fruit templates! The PDF files will open in a new window. Then simply follow along with the pattern on your device’s screen, or print the patterns in colour on 8.5 x 11 (letter size) printer paper.

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What are Perler beads?

Perler beads are cylindrical, plastic beads that are used for crafts. Perler beads are also known as “melty beads” or fuse beads”, because they’re made to be melted together! Place your Perler beads on a plastic pegboard to form a cool design (like these fruit!). Then cover with parchment paper and iron the beads together. The heat from the iron will “magically” fuse the beads together into one piece.

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What can I do with these Perler bead fruit?

Perler bead designs are fun to make, but you can also turn them into a functional craft. Here are some cute ideas:

Add a magnet to the back for some adorable fruit fridge magnets Use them as a drink coaster for smaller glasses, or expand the design onto a large circular pegboard for a larger coaster Remove the middle beads (like the pineapple slice) and use it as a drink cover. Your straw can fit into the center space! Hang the ironed designs as a window decoration or suncatcher Attach a jump ring through an outside bead to make a keychain Make a Christmas tree ornament for a Christmas in July themed tree by attaching twine or ribbon through a bead Use a glue dot to attach the designs to cardstock and place them in a picture frame Attach your Perler bead fruit to the front of a DIY greeting card

What other Perler bead fruit designs can I make?

We stuck with a circular sliced theme for our fruit, making the following:

Citrus (lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit) Watermelon Pineapple Dragon Fruit Kiwi Apple Strawberry Blueberry (we bet you’ve never seen a blueberry slice!)

But you can also make whole fruit shapes, having fun with the following:

Cherries Grape bundle Banana Pear Peach Avocado Mango Pomegranate Cantelope, or another melon

You can even add faces to your fruit Perler bead designs to make them super kawaii!

These Perler bead fruit are an awesome low cost, low mess craft! Use our free, printable fruit Perler beads patterns to make your favourite fruit, or have fun designing your own.

Here’s even more Perler bead craft ideas:

Cat Perler Beads

Perler Bead Flower

Football Perler Beads

Our book Low-Mess Crafts for Kids is loaded with 72 fun and simple craft ideas for kids! The projects are fun, easy and most importantly low-mess, so the clean up is simple!

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