Christmas Pony Bead Patterns (Beginner Friendly!)

Make cute Christmas-themed pony bead keychains or ornaments using these three fun printable patterns!

Free Printable Christmas Pony Bead Patterns

‘Tis the season to make ALL the cute and easy crafts. Your kids will love these super simple Christmas designs that are the perfect way to learn how to make 90s pony bead creations.

Those who have been around know I’m a little bit of an expert on the subject. Back in the good ol’ days, I used to sell these, both legally (at craft fairs), and illegally (during lunch at school until I got caught and my inventory confiscated).

So that you can be an expert too, I’ve included step-by-step tutorials with pictures and printable patterns. Picking up a new skill has never been so easy!

Santa Hat Tutorial

Materials

Printable Christmas Pony Bead Patterns
9 red beads
6 white beads
about 2 feet of ribbon, string, or yarn ( you can also use pipe cleaners)
scissors

Instructions

Santa hat step 1 — Start by stringing one white bead. Push it all the way to the center.

Santa hat step 2 — Next, string two red beads onto just one end of the string. Then, take the other end of the string and push it through the beads from the other side.

Santa hat step 3 — Pull both ends of the string until the red beads are sitting snuggly underneath the white bead. Then, follow the pattern to complete the rest of the hat.

Finished Santa hat — Once you’ve done that last white row, you can tie off your strings. You’ve got a Santa hat!

Christmas Tree Tutorial

Materials

Printable Christmas Pony Bead Patterns
14 green beads
1 yellow bead
2 brown beads
about 2 feet of ribbon, string, or yarn
scissors

Instructions

Christmas tree step 1 — Start by stringing one yellow bead. Push it all the way to the center.

Christmas tree step 2 — Next, string two green beads onto just one end of the string. Then, take the other end of the string and push it through the beads from the other side.

Christmas tree step 3 — Pull both ends of the string until the green beads are sitting snuggly underneath the yellow bead. Then, follow the pattern to complete the rest of the tree.

Finished Christmas tree — Once you’ve done that last brown row, you can tie off your strings. You’ve got a cute little Christmas tree!

Present Tutorial

Materials

Printable Christmas Pony Bead Patterns
8 main color beads
10 contrasting color beads
about 2 feet of ribbon, string, or yarn
scissors

Instructions

Present step 1 — Start by stringing three red beads. Push them all the way to the center.

Present step 2 — Next, string four green beads and one red bead onto just one end of the string. Then, take the other end of the string and push it through the beads from the other side.

Present step 3 — Pull both ends of the string until the second row sits snuggly underneath the first row. Then, follow the pattern to complete the rest of the present.

Finished present — Once you’ve done that last row you can tie off your strings. You’ve got a cute little Christmas present!

Optional Keychain Start

You can turn any of these designs into a keychain with one little adjustment:

Instead of simply sliding the first bead (or beads) to the center, you will tie the keychain in the center of the ribbon. Your first bead will then be done like the other rows, with the ends of the ribbon going through it from opposite sides. From there, it’s just the same as the non-keychain version!